Blogs in January 1970

Dubai Wives 1st January 1970

Dubai Wives follows eight women as their lives come together at poignant intervals. We meet Jewel, a beautiful but frustrated wife to her powerful Emirati husband, Tara, a devout Muslim with a passionate secret, and Liliana, a tragic dancer...

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Drinking the Sea at Gaza 1st January 1970

The first Israeli journalist to voluntarily live in Gaza, the much-maligned Palestinian enclave, offers her insights and reflections on what she saw and learned, the joys, and the sudden fears, and gives a moving portrait of the resilient Palestinian...

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What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife? 1st January 1970

A man seeks out the Hamas bomber who changed his family s life in this unflinching, mesmerizing literary debut. David Harris-Gershon and his wife, Jamie, moved to Jerusalem full of hope. Then, mere days after Israel thwarted historic cease-fire...

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Staircase of a Thousand Steps 1st January 1970

The storyline is of a fictional village in Palestine, 1929-1967, a place that comes to life via wonderfully drawn characters.

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Unspeakable Journey 1st January 1970

It was supposed to be a quick trip to the grocery store, but it turned into an Unspeakable Journey. On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Isabella is abducted in the parking lot of her local grocery store. Hasam,...

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