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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. from Jimmy...a bit long ...but a good read and great perspective on arab/Israeli conflict.....jewish lawyer david wolfe has affair with palestinian woman in college and 13 years later defends her in a murder trial (israeli PM murdered in NY by suicide bombers)....turns out her husband tries to frame her.....their 13 year old daughter turns out to be his.....  halta | Jun 26, 2009 |  Patterson does an even-handed job of presenting the issues surrounding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in this novel. Not everyone will agree with his assessments, but that's nothing new when it comes to this subject. It is however, a story worth reading especially considering today's events. (  ) 7DogNight | Jan 4, 2009 | This was an engaging, well-researched book that is about so much more than the assassination of a prime minister. Both sides of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict are explored, the good and the bad. I think the only thing that was missing was a little more on David's motivations. You learn oodles about everyone's history but his. (  ) miyurose | Dec 12, 2008 | I have to say that this is the first book in a long time which not only grabbed my interest but held it right up until the end. Set amid the turmoil of the middle east crisis. Exile takes place in modern day San Francisco where the Prime Minister of Isreal has been the victim of a suicide bombing. David Wolf an up and coming Jewish lawyer is asked to defend the prime suspect, a Palestinian women he dated in law school. David travels to Israel and the west bank to gather information on the various activists and groups which could be involved. There he sees first hand the heart wrenching results this occupation has had on both sides but particularly the Palistinians. (  )1  AstridG | Dec 4, 2008 | David Wolfe, a lawyer and Jewish, is drawn into a political assassination of a high Israeli dignitary. An old Palestine girl friend from law school (Hanna Arif) is accused of running the operation. David travels to Israel to try and understand the case. It turns out that Hanna's daughter is David's son and that Hanna's husband is the real person behind the assassination attempt. ( ) amacmillen | Nov 22, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0805079475, Hardcover)From one of America’s most compelling novelists comes the mesmerizing story of a lawyer who must defend the woman he loves against a charge of conspiring to assassinate the prime minister of Israel David Wolfe’s life is approaching an exhilarating peak: he’s a successful San Francisco lawyer, he’s about to get married, and he’s being primed for a run for Congress. But when the phone rings and he hears the voice of Hana Arif—the Palestinian woman with whom he had a secret affair in law school—he begins a completely unexpected journey. The next day, the prime minister of Israel is assassinated by a suicide bomber while visiting San Francisco; soon, Hana herself is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder. Now David faces an agonizing choice: Will he, a Jew, represent Hana—who may well be guilty—or will he turn away the one woman he can never forget? The most challenging case of David’s career requires that he delve deep into the lives of Hana Arif and her militant Palestinian husband, both of whom have always lived in exile. Ultimately, David’s quest takes him to Israel and the West Bank, where, in a series of harrowing encounters, he learns that appearances are not at all what they seem. Culminating in a tense and startling trial with international ramifications, Exile is that rare novel that both entertains and enlightens. At once an intricate tale of betrayal and deception, a moving love story, and a fascinating journey into the lethal politics of the Middle East, this is Richard North Patterson at his most brilliant and engrossing. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:04 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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