All the Rivers
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Originally published in Hebrew as Gader ḥayah (Tel Aviv : ʻAm ʻoved, 2014).
"One day, in the cold of early New York winter, a chance encounter brings two strangers together: Hilmi, a Palestinian born in Hebron, and an Israeli woman called Liat. A promising young translator, Liat plans to study in New York for six months and then return home to Tel Aviv. Immediately drawn to the charismatic, passionate, and kind Hilmi, Liat decides that their connection will be -- can only be -- an affair, a short-lived but intense memento of her frozen winter away from home. But their passionate fling deepens into love, and Liat and Hilmi find themselves caught between their desire for each other and their duties to their families; between the possibility of creating a life together and the fear that Israelis and Palestinians are supposed to be enemies. And as the weeks and days slip by, Liat and Hilmi must decide whether their love is worth risking the disapproval of their families, their friends and even their government. Written by one of Israel's most acclaimed contemporary authors, All The Rivers is a powerful, deeply intimate Romeo and Juliet story for our times"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: 264 pages ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780375508295
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Cohen, Jessica.
SUBJECTS
Israelis -- New York -- Fiction.
Palestinian Arabs -- New York -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Jewish-Arab relations -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Love stories.
Psychological fiction.