{"product_id":"the-red-balcony-paperback","title":"The Red Balcony - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on actual events, a gripping novel of sex, love, history and justice in the tinderbox of British Mandatory Palestine, by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eA Palestine Affair\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The story of what is arguably Israel's foundational murder trial--a tale of multiple identities and loyalties.\" --Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Netanyahus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Pleases on several levels: as an adventure tale, a star-crossed romance and a detailed period piece.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's 1933, and Ivor Castle, Oxford-educated and Jewish, arrives in Palestine to take up a position as assistant to the defense counsel in the trial of the two men accused of murdering Haim Arlosoroff, a leader of the Jewish community in Palestine whose efforts to get Jews out of Hitler's Germany and into Palestine may have been controversial enough to get him killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While preparing for the trial, Ivor, an innocent to the politics of the case, falls into bed and deeply in love with Tsiona, a free-spirited artist who happened to sketch the accused men in a Jerusalem café on the night of the murder and may be a key witness. As Ivor learns the hard way about the violence simmering just beneath the surface of British colonial rule, Jonathan Wilson dazzles with his mastery of the sun-drenched landscape and the subtleties of the warring agendas among the Jews, Arabs, and British. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And as he travels between the crime scene in Tel Aviv and the mazelike streets of Jerusalem, between the mounting mysteries surrounding this notorious case and clandestine lovemaking in Tsiona's studio, Ivor must discover where his heart lies: whether he cares more for the law or the truth, whether he is more an Englishman or a Jew, and where and with whom he truly belongs.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJONATHAN WILSON\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight previous books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hiding Room\u003c\/i\u003e (a finalist for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize) and \u003ci\u003eA Palestine Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and National Jewish Book Award finalist); two short story collections, \u003ci\u003eSchoom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Ambulance Is on the Way;\u003c\/i\u003e and the soccer memoir \u003ci\u003eKick and Run\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725601902655,"sku":"9780805212860","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8577ed9cbddcb76f973804ef9908ee24.webp?v=1765107216","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-red-balcony-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}