"Uncle Michoel! If you don't open up for me this minute, and I mean thisminute, I'll suspect that you were abducted, and an imposter is answeringme in your place. And then I'm calling the police immediately!"No response. But after half a moment of shock, she heard him clearing his throat"Wonderful. Okay, call the police - and I'll file a complaint against youfor harassment." ■ ■ ■ Mr. Michoel Perl's abandoned house on Emek Refa'im Street is concealinga secret of some kind-or perhaps more than one. The secret tenant whohas taken up residence there cannot either understand what happened to theowner. If Michoel is not there, and he left Mexico more than two months earlier,then where is he? But the answer is not clear to Mr. Perl himself, either... Michoel's niece, Hinda, is very worried about him, but she has many otherworries to deal with too. Like her mentally ill son Yosef, who keeps fluctuatingbetween good days and worse ones. Or her estranged daughter Mali, whoseresentment over Yosef's condition does not seem to abate. Or her stepdaughters'relationship with her - or lack thereof. The Impersonator is a suspenseful yet touching story that takes readers ona roller coaster ride through a dangerous cult in South Carolina to the psychward of an Israeli hospital...from the office of a kind rabbi in Canada to thehome of a wealthy Californian couple and their child prodigy daughter...and tomany other stops along the way! Most significantly, this book is the story of howhuman warmth can melt barriers of any kind. Originally serialized as Outside the Bubble Sku: IBS-LA515 Author: Esther Rappaport Isbn 13: 9798886732993 Isbn 10: 8886732996 Pages: 560 Size: 6.3" x 9.3" Binding: Hardcover Date: 5/13/2025 Imprint: Israel Bookshop Publications