(Fiction, 288 p. 2018)
A 19-year-old Israeli soldier whose best friends are Palestinian twins is driven to the breaking point by conflicting loyalties. This passionate, poetic coming-of-age story set in a mine field, brilliantly captures the intensity of feeling on both sides of the conflict.
Reading Group Guide (Simon & Schuster)
Kirkus Review
Review by Ranen Omer-Sherman, Jewish Book Council
Review by Philip K. Jason, Washington Independent Review of Books, March 22, 2018
Profile by Andrew Esensten, Haaretz, February 13, 2018
Profile by Jenny Singer, Forward, August 1, 2018
Rebecca Gerny interviews Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Daily Cal, March 5, 2018
“On Poetry Swallowed by Prose” blog by Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Jewish Book Council
Moriel Rothman-Zecher explains his motivation (67 min. video)
