Unveiling Hagar

Work:: Unveiling Hagar (S94664159)

Max Goldwater's wife, Lisa, has died following a long illness. Depressed and vulnerable, he is at the mercy of his sister-in-law's incompatible demands; to pull himself together whilst acting the eternally grieving widower. But Max discovers a different destiny. After years of self-denial he falls in love. There is a problem, however. Layla is a young Palestinian devoted to the liberation of her country, and he is a Jew, carrying with him both the burden of his father's memories as an Allied soldier at the liberation of Auschwitz, and the collective memory of persecution and life without a Jewish homeland. When Layla reveals a terrible secret, the challenge it presents seems insurmountable. Max and Layla play out their personal drama against the wider conflict of the Middle East, and the intensity of family life.

Author

Gloria Tessler

Listing:: L0516020714

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