Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
City of a Thousand Gates |
2021 |
Rebecca Sacks |
Buy |
| 2 |
The Lover |
2023 |
Rebecca Sacks |
Buy |
Rebecca Sacks’s two standalone novels approach similar questions from different angles. City of a Thousand Gates (2021) uses a mosaic of perspectives to portray Jerusalem as a city where everyone’s story intersects with everyone else’s, often painfully. The Lover (2023) narrows the focus to a more intimate exploration of desire and identity.
Together, the two novels establish Sacks as a writer interested in the spaces where political conflict meets personal life, and in the ways that proximity to the other — whoever the other is — changes people.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Rebecca Sacks Standalone Novels series?
There are two books in the Rebecca Sacks Standalone Novels series, published between 2021 and 2023.
What is the first book in the Rebecca Sacks Standalone Novels series?
The first book in the Rebecca Sacks Standalone Novels series is City of a Thousand Gates, published in 2021.
Which Rebecca Sacks novel should I read first?
City of a Thousand Gates (2021) is the stronger starting point. Its multi-perspective structure gives a panoramic view of life in Jerusalem, and it showcases Sacks’s ability to inhabit very different characters with equal conviction. The Lover (2023) is a more focused, intimate work.