Edges: O Israel, O Palestine by Leora Skolkin-Smit Edited by Grace Paley

Liana Barish is fourteen years old when the suicide of her American father forces her family to return to her mother’s native Jerusalem. A chance meeting with a runaway American diplomat's son in the forest draws Liana into an odyssey of borders, loss, and love.
Characters are drawn from Israel’s long-forgotten past, members of the 1940’s Haganah and Jewish underground who find themselves displaced amidst the chaotic and complex tensions of an Israel just beginning to modernize and expand.

"Edges" is an elegantly written, quite moving novel that has a lot to say about love, identity, history and the meaning of nationality. The book is worth reading alone for its superb language, but it is gripping and unforgettable as well in its story telling and evocation of place and emotions. It is a wonderful novel by an author with a quite accomplished voice and style, one well deserving a wide and receptive audience. ——-Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitizer-prize winning author.

About Us: Glad Day Books was started by Grace Paley and Robert Nichols. This is Ms. Skolkin-Smith's first published novel. A recipient of grants from The New York State Council on the Arts, P.E.N. American Center, The Department of Cultural Affairs, and others, Ms. Skolkin-Smith has also been a Pushcart Prize nominee.

Contact Info: Leora Skolkin-Smith
61 Lexington Avenue
New York City, New 10010

skolkin@nyc.rr.com
212-532-3892