As Far As You Can

Sometimes what appears to be a curse becomes a blessing later. Elazar enters a bitter struggle with faith because of the death of his father--and the loss of his family heirloom--and his son's deformity. Nursing grudges against God, Elazar must guide his family to safety during the most violent period in first century Israel: the Jewish rebellion against Rome. Bandits become patriots. Romans utterly destroy a small town. Elazar's deformed son tries to join the rebellion. Will he survive. Who is Elazar's friend? Who silently plots to kill him?