The Deserter
18 October 2011
Imprint: Macmillan New Writing
Synopsis
Powerful and sensitively told, The Deserter is the debut novel from Peter Bourne, exploring the complexities of family and political tensions within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Lev Dubnow, a middle-aged Jewish doctor, returns to Israel after some years away to attend his father's wake. He is shocked and deeply unsettled by what he finds.
Taking a trip up through the West Bank, Lev...
Details
18 October 2011
400 pages
9780230756915
Imprint: Macmillan New Writing