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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0518dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="069b4fa0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #999980;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0528dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Brenda Barrie, the Official Website</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brenda Barrie, the Official Website"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="my_writing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Writing">My Writing</A>   |   <A HREF="the_binding.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Binding">The Binding</A>   |   <A HREF="full_speed__full_stop_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Full Speed. Full Stop.">Full Speed. Full Stop.</A>   |   <A HREF="the_rabbi_s_husband.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Rabbis Husband">The Rabbi's Husband</A>   |   <A HREF="reviews___comments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reviews Comments">Reviews & Comments</A>   |   <B>For Book Clubs</B>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A>   |   <A HREF="coming_appearances.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Appearances">Appearances</A>   |   <A HREF="contact_brenda_barrie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me">Contact Me</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0528dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>For Book Clubs</I></div> <div> <I>The Binding</I> is excellent for book groups because of the many important topics it touches on and the numerous questions it poses. Here are some to start you thinking:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In The Binding we have three main characters, Wolff Blumen, Dave Razkowski and Al Logan, three sons and therefore three families, three "bindings." Are the differences or similarities of these three men more important? Is their common history, their varying experiences or their personalities the key to their responses?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The title of <I>The Binding</I> recalls the Biblical story of Isaac and Abraham, a son bound by his father in the literal sense, but also by the strength of his experiences and beliefs.  Does the novel, <I>The Binding</I>, parallel this central Biblical metaphor?  Does <I>The Binding</I> depart radically from the Biblical story?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Why did Brenda Barrie choose men, sons, as the main characters in <I>The Binding?</I>  Do you think daughters of Holocaust survivors might differ dramatically in their responses to their parents' experiences? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Do you think that in times to come the Holocaust will become a central metaphor for the Jewish people, on a par with Biblical stories?   Has that already happened?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In what way does modern communication, rather than the early spoken and written word of the Bible, make it more or less likely for an event to become a central idea, animating the identity of a People?  We are now at the second and third generations past the original survivors of the Holocaust.  What remembrance do we owe the past?  And what remembrance do we owe the future?</div> <div> <B>Does your book club order its books in bulk? </B>Write <A HREF="mailto: bulksales@brendabarrie.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: bulksales@brendabarrie.com">Bulk Sales</A> for special money-savings quantity prices for book clubs.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Continue with </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>