Fields of Exile
Author | : Nora Gold |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2014-04-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781459721487 |
ISBN-13 | : 1459721489 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fields of Exile written by Nora Gold and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards — Winner, Fiction Judith finds the courage to stand up for her beliefs and protest anti-Semitic hypocrisy. Judith is a young woman who lived in Israel for a decade, was a peace activist there, and defines herself as "left-wing," yet in graduate school back in Canada, she discovers that vilification of Israel is the expected norm. When the keynote speaker for Anti-Oppression Day turns out to be a supporter of terrorist attacks not only against Israeli military targets, but also against Israeli civilians and Jews around the world, Judith protests. As a result, she is marginalized by the faculty and her peers, and her life begins to unravel. This is a moving novel about love, betrayal, and the courage to stand up for what one believes, as well as a searing indictment of the hypocrisy and intellectual sloth that threaten the integrity of our society. 'Wistful Woman' painting on the cover was created by Peter Worsley (http://www.peterworsley.com/), and used with the artist’s permission.