Esther, Leah, Maria and Ariana survived Auschwitz and made a covenant to always be ready to help each other. When the husband of Leah's granddaughter and their daughter are kidnapped by terrorists belonging to Izzedim al-Qassam terrorists in Israel, the four ladies reunite both their prayers and their connections and financial resources to save the two innocent lives.
There are many ways one can read The Covenant by Naomi Ragen, probably one of the best books I've read by this author so far: as an international thriller involving international actors; as a book about the torments of Jewish life in Israel and abroad; as a book about frienships cemented during terrible times. All reading are correct, in my opinion and it makes the book interesting and entertaining. Personally, I've read it in one sitting, curious about how the kidnapping case will evolve, as well as about the human interactions in time of crisis.
The covenant uniting the four women, not all of them Jewish, is what separates humanity from lack of it, fear from the risk taken of never being helpless. It has to do more with human understanding and unity against evil, wherever it comes, regardless its justifications.
In the end, what kept me passionately reading this book was its obvious sparkle of humanity.
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