Isaac's Beacon

De: David L. Robbins

Narrado por: George Guidall

In the tradition of epic novels like Exodus and Cast a Giant Shadow, Isaac’s Beacon is a sweeping historical tale based on the real events of Israel’s founding - bringing alive the power and complexities of the birth of the Jewish state out of the ashes of the Holocaust. Best-selling author David L. Robbins, called “the Homer of World War II”, turns his mastery of the historical novel to another defining moment of the 20th century: the birth of the state of Israel.

Isaac’s Beacon is a small, vulnerable kibbutz on the edge of the Negev. Here, the lives of three memorable characters - an Irgun terrorist, a young woman farmer, and an American journalist - collide to shape an epic narrative of love, loss, violence, and courage. Deeply researched and closely based on actual events, Isaac’s Beacon is the first in a series of Robbins’ novels that will explore the tumultuous, complex history and lasting impact of Israel’s creation.

©2021 David L. Robbins (P)2021 Recorded Books

Enjoyable enough.

I wanted to learn about this time period of Israeli history. I enjoyed the tale very much.

Phenomenal novel about the founding of Israel

"The desert keeps a still tongue. When it does speak, it comes for your
life.” This line, uttered by an Arab gunrunner-poet, captures the essence and
raw beauty of David L. Robbins’ epic, Isaac’s Beacon.

In the footsteps of James Michener and Ken Follett, Isaac’s Beacon is a sumptuously
written sweeping tale of love, loss and the determination to rise from the ashes.
Robbins is at the top of his game with this dramatization of the founding of Israel.

The novel is impeccably researched and filled with characters that bleed
on the page as much as they bleed on the sand. And as is expected of not only Robbins,
but the subject matter, intense action explodes on the page.

Isaac’s Beacon is a gripping story of the will of the spirit and the power
of the pen. It’s a story of survival, rebirth and justice. Highly recommended.

Excellent narration too.

117 chapters of nothing

the first few chapters of the story had promise of an interesting and active historical tale. however it went no where. i have no idea what the point was. but I do love George Guidell.