Gamzu

Gamzu is the story of a man who sees the good in everything, even when everything looks pretty bad. Inspired by the Talmudic figure Nachum Ish Gamzu, who responded to every setback with ‘This too is for the good,’ Zalman Velvel’s novel follows a modern character who tests that philosophy against the full weight of real life. It’s funny, it’s painful, and it asks the question that every optimist eventually has to face: is there a point where positive thinking becomes denial? Readers looking for a thoughtful, entertaining novel with Jewish themes will find Gamzu hard to put down.