A Guide for the Perplexed A Novel [Paperback]

Software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi has invented an application that records everything its users do. When an Egyptian library invites her to visit as a consultant, her jealous sister Judith persuades her to go. But in Egypts postrevolutionary chaos, Josie is abductedleaving Judith free to take over Josies life at home, including her husband and daughter, while Josies talent for preserving memories becomes a surprising test of her empathy and her only means of escape.Its not every day you come across a genuinely page-turning kidnapping story that is also replete with historical, psychological, and interpretive insights into Maimonides, envy, and motherhood, not to mention replicating the narrative structure and central themes of the biblical story of Joseph.[Horn moves seamlessly back and forth in time.Intricate and suspenseful,A work marked by brilliant conceits and clever plotting.[WithinHorn is embracing her own, livelier brand of Jewish history, embodied in the joys of discovering-and creating-the past anew.Wondrous&a richly layered novel&. Horn has magically summoned the wisdom of the ages to address a most contemporary dilemma&riveting and suspenseful&. A novelist at the height of her powers.Readers will be taken in by this literary thrillers fast-paced plot and complicated but well-imaged characters. A sure bet.The incomparable Dara Horn returns with a spellbinding novel of how technology changes memory and how memory shapes the soul.