"Light Fell illuminates all the complexities, the contradictions, and
the collisions of faith, family and passion. With this story of an Israeli
man professor, a husband, a father who falls in love with a rabbi, Evan
Fallenberg has written an honest and brave book."
—Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of An Almost Perfect Moment
"In his exquisite, marvelously peopled and extraordinarily moving debut novel, Evan Fallenberg gives us, among other treasures, a uniquely drawn protagonist. Light Fell helps illuminate, to the great satisfaction of the reader, the ever-complex human condition, the mysteries of desire and, when we ourselves grant it, the astonishing power of forgiveness."
—Aryeh Lev
Stollman, author of The Far Euphrates and The Illuminated Soul
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"Light Fell weaves a complex and moving tapestry of a family worn thin and unraveled by a father's choice. At the heart of Fallenberg's powerful novel are the difficult questions of love and responsibility to ourselves and those we love. Light Fell refuses to stop at easy resolutions; instead,it deftly and knowingly honors the overlapping layers of family, sexuality,and faith."
—Victoria Redel, author of The Border of Truth
"[An] ambitious debut. Fallenberg's descriptions of Israeli life are credible and absorbing. The book adroitly sketches the heartfelt struggles of a sympathetic cast."
—Publishers Weekly
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