The Promise Author:Chaim Potok "A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and hold it tightly." — THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — Young Reuven Malter is unsure of himself and his place in life. An unconventional scholar, he struggles for recognition from his teachers. With his old friend Danny Saunders--who himself had abandoned th... more »e legacy as the chosen heir to his father's rabbinical dynasty for the uncertain life of a healer--Reuvan battles to save a sensitive boy imprisoned by his genius and rage. Painfully, triumphantly, Reuven's understanding of himself, though the boy change, as he starts to aproach the peace he has long sought....« less