Israel Short Stories (Volume 1)

English tea and scones prove to be a hard sell in Jerusalem; a trip to the beachchanges the way an American teen feels about herself, living in Israel andRussian whores; a dowry-less Orthodox girl commits identity theft to meet hermatch; a slick, obnoxious lawyer is outmaneuvered by his ex-partner’s wife;a kibbutz couple miss their friend when he becomes a she; learning Germanis no panacea for loneliness a middle-aged bachelor discovers; a father-ofthe-bride outgrows sibling rivalry; two women, one from Israel, the other fromGaza, confront a common enemy – cancer.These are just some of the themes in this exciting short fiction anthologyfeaturing 70 stories written in English and set in Israel.Quirky, poignant humorous or heartbreaking, the stories, written by over 50authors, mostly native English-speaking Israel residents and expatriatesfrom the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, India, etc, provide a kaleidoscope ofcontemporary Israeli society – not the whole story but the Anglo narrative inthis dynamic, multi-cultural State now in its sixth decade.
ASIN: 9659137117
VSKU: BVV.9659137117.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Goldman, Shelley
Binding: Paperback
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