Paperback. Working as a land agent for one of the richest men in the world, Polish-Jewish immigrant Lev Sela stumbles upon a strategic area of land that doesn't exist on any map. The resultant struggle for ownership involves the Jews, Arabs, Zionists, British, a Russian engineer with ambitions to build a hydro-electric power station and the local Bedouin. The dispute also draws Lev into a relationship with a beautiful Scottish pioneer living on a nearby kibbutz. Working as an agent for one of the richest men in the world, Polish-Jewish immigrant Lev Sela is swept into a relationship with Celia Kahn, after stumbling upon an area of land that doesnt exist on any map. With passion, tension and conflicting ideals and populated with an extraordinary cast of characters, it evokes a troubled, yet beautiful land. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Land Agent (Paperback)
Publisher: Saraband, Glasgow
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 190864396X
ISBN 13: 9781908643964
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Palestine 1920s. Working as a land agent for one of the richest men in the world, Polish-Jewish immigrant Lev Sela stumbles upon a strategic area of land that doesn’t exist on any map. The resultant struggle for ownership involves Lev both in disputes and a love affair. The Land Agent is the third title in J. David Simons' Glasgow to Galilee trilogy which includes The Credit Draper and The Liberation of Celia Kahn.

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J. David Simons is Scotland's pre-eminent Jewish novelist. He lived on a kibbutz in Israel in the '70s and is the author of four novels, short stories and essays. The Credit Draper was shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize and he has received bursaries and writing fellowships from three prestigious organisations. His acclaimed novel An Exquisite Sense of What Is Beautiful was published by Saraband in 2013.

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