Isaac: A Modern Fable

The biblical Isaac is now living in contemporary Los Angeles. When by chance he meets Ruth, their relationship makes him happier than he’s been in a long time, but he knows that it has a built-in expiration. We know something Ruth doesn’t know, and it’s painful being unable to comfort her. Any story with characters so real that we wish we could reach in and give them a hug demands to be read. —Booklist