Going To Jerusalem

Description for GOING TO JERUSALEM by Judith Bruder: Totally unique and totally unexpected, Judith Bruder's captivating and funny first novel gives us THE CANTERBURY TALES... with modern faces and voices. A group of travelers is encouraged by their guide, Harry Bailley , to tell stories to make their Passover trip through Israel---from the majestic hills of the northern Galilee to the bustling desert town of Beersheba in the south---more enjoyable. But this pilgrimage is a bus tour, and the pilgrims are a group of American Jews (and one Gentile!) as varied and as colorful as Chaucer's great assembly, including everyone from a Cabdriver, a Plastic Surgeon, and a Hasid to a Caterer, a Lawyer, and a Housewife (who is our narrator)... The stories they tell spark lively, often heated, discussions, especially when...a Widow, Married three times, gives advice on---what else?---love, turning the story of Naomi and Ruth into a how-to manual for landing a good man...a Philanthropist t