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Title: A sweeping tale of a mythic Jewish Canadian family
Review: This is an extraordinary story of a Jewish Canadian family whose fame and wealth were born in the bootlegging era. It focuses on the middle brother - Solomon - and his unconventional life, how it was shaped by the legend of his grandfather Ephraim and how this life has come to haunt writer and habitual alcoholic Moses Berger. The Gurskys are all larger than life, but it is only as the novel progresses that the astounding story of Solomon, his brothers, their children and the quasi-mythical Ephraim are fully understood through the touchingly human eyes of Moses Berger, Solomon's self-appointed biographer and life-giver.
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