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A Time of Angels

2003 novel by Patricia Schonstein

A Time of Angels is a 2003 book by Patricia Schonstein and follows the lives of a number of Italian Jews in post-Apartheid South Africa.

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Reception

The Guardian, in a review of A Time of Angels, wrote "Schonstein's magical realism is dense with sensual imagery - taste, touch, smell, shimmering visions. At first it is confusing to be recalled so insistently to the good things of life at the same time as being continuously reminded of horror and war; it seems almost shocking that Schonstein can list the ingredients of bostrengo - a delicious cake - and then, almost in the same breath, recount a massacre of children and old men.

However, this uneasy mixture is the whole point of Schonstein's narrative."[1]

Other reviews have found it comparable to Like Water for Chocolate including Library Journal, Booklist, and Voice of Youth Advocates.[2]

A Time of Angels has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] People magazine,[5] and North & South magazine.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Falconer, Helen (18 October 2003). "Books: Cape Fear". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "A Time of Angels: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "A Time of Angels". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2017. While many sweet details of community life and a meticulous, respectful attention to the skills of all trades brighten the novel, the themes and language are familiar; the conclusion brings together many elements of the characters' fates but fails to imbue them with meaning.
  4. [4]
    "A Time of Angels". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2017. An agreeable confection. Enjoy it for its glittering artifice, but don't look for depth.
  5. [5]
    "A Time Of Angels (Book)". People. 62 (24). Time Inc.: 54 13 December 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2017.[dead link]
  6. [6]
    "International Books". North & South (213). Bauer Media Group: 121. December 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2017.[dead link]


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