Chains of Sand
by Jemma Wayne
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Pub Date 1 Jun 2016 | Archive Date 14 Sep 2016
Description
The new novel from the award-winning author of After Before (longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; shortlisted for the Waverton Good Read Award; longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker Prize)
Shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016
'This is a wonderful book. Intriguing, moving, absorbing... a great read.' -- Daniel Finkelstein, Associate Editor, The Times
He has always been good at tracking down things that are hidden, like cockroaches in his mother's kitchen cupboard, or tunnels in Gaza.
At 26, Udi is a veteran of the Israeli army and has killed five men. He wants a new life in a new place. He has a cousin in England.
Daniel is 29, a Londoner, an investment banker and a Jew. He wants for nothing, yet he too is unable to escape an intangible yearning for something more. And for less. He looks to Israel for the answer.
But as the war with Hamas breaks out, Daniel cannot know that the star-crossed love of a Jewish girl and an Arabic man in Jerusalem a decade earlier, will soon complicate all that he thinks has become clear.
Advance Praise
'a terrific novel by an accomplished writer, and deserves to cause a stir, with its brutally topical setting and the frank, poignant and bitter-sweet stories of its main characters. Loved it, and would strongly recommend it.' Edwina Currie
Praise for After Before:
‘Rich, haunted, gripping, painful and beautifully entwined.’ Ruth Padel
‘A powerful novel. It’s characters will haunt you long after their stories have been told.’ Naomi Gryn
‘A fearless and meticulously observed examination of pain trans-formed by the redeeming power of friendship’ Vanora Bennett
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781785079733 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Mystica V, Reviewer
I had not read a book with a Middle Eastern background for a very long time and this one with its cross culture mix. Jews in England, Jews in Israel, Muslims in Israel and the attitudes of one community towards another in an area of heightened tension like Gaza or Tel Aviv was an interesting read.
Udi wants a new life. Something that he can be comfortable with. He is Jewish to the core but is struggling with life in Israel. He wants to go and work in London. Daniel lives a very comfortable life in London as a banker, he wants to move to Israel much to the horror of his family and his girl friend. Why give a comfortable secure life for the certainties of war and being called up as a reservist at any time.
Both men trying to find their place in the world - both very close to their families but seeking something that they are not very sure what.
This was a complicated novel but it may be a question that a lot of young people face. The restless ones anyway.
Goodreads and Amazon review up on 29/5/2017. Review on my blog mid Sept
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