Golden Jerusalem (Exquisite)

Author: Margaret Drabble
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: The title of this book, "Golden Jerusalem," originally comes from a hymn written by J.M. Neale. The lyrics of this part of the hymn can strongly evoke the passionate emotions of young people, filling them with desires and ambitions. However, when young people sing this hymn, what fills their hearts is no longer love for God or religious fervor. Instead, the image of God in their minds has long been replaced by the image of the person they are deeply in love with. This also reflects the author's anti-traditional and anti-religious thoughts. The book is a novel set in London in the 1960s, depicting the emotional life of a female student named Clara to reflect the love and life perspectives of a generation of young people in Britain.