Redemption (1999 novel)
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Redemption is the 1999 novel written by Jewish writer
Writer
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 Howard Fast
Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson.-Early life:Fast was born in New York City...

, who wrote the novel Spartacus in the 1950s. Redemption is both a romance
Romance novel
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 and a legal drama
Legal drama
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 depicting Ike Goldman, an old professor emeritus falling in love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...

 with a woman named Elizabeth, who is later accused of her ex-husband's murder
Murder
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. The novel is published by Harcourt Brace & Company
Harcourt Trade Publishers
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