The moral of the story is this: sometimes, to do nothing, to do nothing at all, is the sorriest thing ever.

Jerusalem Maiden is a page-turning and thought-provoking novel. Extraordinary sensory detail vividly conjures another time and place heroine Esther Kaminsky’s poignant struggle transcends time and place. The ultimate revelation here: for many women, if not most, 2011 is no different than 1911, but triumph is nonetheless possible.

A token of love comes in a box because love itself cannot be contained.