Eine Frau flieht vor einer Nachricht

A stirring book and a protest against war

Ora's son Ofer volunteers for a military mission in the West Bank. So fearful is the mother of the news of her son's death that she takes refuge in the seclusion of Israel's mountains. On her trek, she tells of her love, of anger and tenderness, despair and passion. David Grossman traces the subtleties of everyday life and makes visible how the fate of the people in Israel is inextricably interwoven with politics.