This is specifically the biblical history that is seen through the eyes of that professor who was appalled, puzzled, enriched, and delighted. The Source is a stunning and fascinating novel with an exciting rampage through history. All this leads to the foundation of Israel that we know today and as well as the Middle East conflict. This comes with their persecutions, the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the impact of Christianity. In retrospect, I probably should have kept a reading diary, because there are so many things in this book I would. This also includes the life of the Hebrews from that early time. Michener, is a thick tome spinning an intricate web of fictional stories spread out through the realistic history of a fictional tel 1 called Makor (Hebrew for ‘source’) near Acre, in what is now Israel.

We will experience the complete colorful Jewish history through the predecessors of four different women and men. This is a period in history many thousands of years ago. Michener could be seen here with his grand storytelling signature style as he sweeps all of us back in time to the very start of the Jewish faith. You will struggle with his cadence and lack of variety in voice. The narrator might have tried hard with good efforts put into the performance but it never became a good narration. The audio narration of The Source novel is done by Larry McKeever. If you are convinced to go further then Hawaii is another fantastic novel from the author.

You must think about trying his Poland novel and it will surely inspire you to go for more titles by the author. The majority of his books were the long family sagas that covered the lives of several generations while incorporating detailed history and particular geographic locales. He was an American writer of fiction novels who wrote more than 40 titles.

The Source by James A. Michener