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Published by Henry Holt |
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From one of America's most compelling
novelists comes the mesmerizing story of a trial lawyer who must defend the
woman he loves against a charge of conspiring to assassinate the prime minister
of Israel. David Wolfe's life is approaching an exhilarating peak: he's a successful San
Francisco lawyer, he's about to get married, and he's being primed for a run for
Congress. But when the phone rings and he hears the voice of Hana Arif -- the Palestinian
woman with whom he had a secret affair in law school -- he begins a completely
unexpected journey. The next day, the prime minister of Israel is assassinated
by a suicide bomber while visiting San Francisco; soon, Hana herself is accused
of being the mastermind behind the murder. Now David faces an agonizing choice:
will he, a Jew, represent Hana -- who may well be guilty -- or will he turn away
the one woman he can never forget? The most challenging case of David's career requires that he delve into the
lives of Hana Arif and her militant Palestinian husband, both of whom have
always lived in exile. Ultimately, David's quest takes him to Israel and the
West Bank, where, in a series of harrowing encounters, he learns that
appearances are not at all what they seem. Culminating in a tense and startling trial with international ramifications, Exile
is that rare novel that both entertains and enlightens. At once an intricate
tale of betrayal and deception, a moving love story, and a fascinating journey
into the lethal politics of the Middle East, this is Richard North Patterson at
his most brilliant and engrossing. pub date: 2006-01-09 | hardcover | 9780805079470 |
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