Parallel Lines (Paperback)

Ruth Marks Eglash

ISBN 10: 1685132162 / ISBN 13: 9781685132163

Published by Black Rose Writing, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. "Vivid, powerful, and impressive." -Jewish Chronicle"Riveting and well-crafted." -The Jerusalem ReportImagine coming of age surrounded by terror and militancy. Tamar, Nour, and Rivki all live in Jerusalem, and all are on the cusp of adulthood, but in a city of tribal culture and an intractable conflict, it is almost inconceivable they will ever meet, let alone become friends. Then, one night, during yet another cycle of violence, their paths cross just as a terrorist decides to carry out an attack on the light rail train.Parallel Lines explores the devastating emotional and physical toll of war, ethnic conflict, and religious codes on young people growing up in the holy city. This fictional account of Jerusalem's unholy conflict captures the pain and angst from all sides through the eyes of three unlikely heroines. Parallel Lines examines the internal and external tensions faced by teenagers everywhere as our world becomes increasingly polarized. In Jerusalem, where the intractable conflict is centuries old, the divisions are particularly acute. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parallel Lines (Paperback)
• Publisher: Black Rose Writing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1685132162
• ISBN 13: 9781685132163
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"Vivid, powerful, and impressive." –Jewish Chronicle

"Riveting and well-crafted." –The Jerusalem Report

Imagine coming of age surrounded by terror and militancy. Tamar, Nour, and Rivki all live in Jerusalem, and all are on the cusp of adulthood, but in a city of tribal culture and an intractable conflict, it is almost inconceivable they will ever meet, let alone become friends. Then, one night, during yet another cycle of violence, their paths cross just as a terrorist decides to carry out an attack on the light rail train.

Parallel Lines explores the devastating emotional and physical toll of war, ethnic conflict, and religious codes on young people growing up in the holy city. This fictional account of Jerusalem's unholy conflict captures the pain and angst from all sides through the eyes of three unlikely heroines.

About the Author

Ruth Marks Eglash is an award-winning veteran journalist based in Israel. She currently writes for an array of media outlets such as Fox News and Jewish Insider. She spent eight years as the Jerusalem correspondent for The Washington Post, and 13 years as a beat reporter and editor at The Jerusalem Post. In 2010, Ruth won the United Nations Alliance of Civilization Journalism Award.Born and raised in the U.K. to a British mother and an immigrant Israeli father, Ruth studied media communications at the University of Leeds and immigrated to Israel in the mid-1990s. She has spent short stints in New York and in Milwaukee, Wis., but now lives just outside Jerusalem with her husband, three young adult children, and a Shih-Tzu named Kylie.