{"product_id":"fields-of-exile-9781459721463","title":"Fields of Exile","description":"\u003cem\u003e2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards -- Winner, Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudith finds the courage to stand up for her beliefs and protest anti-Semitic hypocrisy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Judith is a young woman who lived in Israel for a decade, was a peace activist there, and defines herself as \"left-wing,\" yet in graduate school back in Canada, she discovers that vilification of Israel is the expected norm. When the keynote speaker for Anti-Oppression Day turns out to be a supporter of terrorist attacks not only against Israeli military targets, but also against Israeli civilians and Jews around the world, Judith protests. As a result, she is marginalized by the faculty and her peers, and her life begins to unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a moving novel about love, betrayal, and the courage to stand up for what one believes, as well as a searing indictment of the hypocrisy and intellectual sloth that threaten the integrity of our society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Wistful Woman' painting on the cover was created by Peter Worsley (http: \/\/www.peterworsley.com\/), and used with the artist's permission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459721463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.77w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nora Gold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013748641973,"sku":"9781459721463","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28352a44-ea6b-4942-8189-877966d4ee2f.jpg?v=1609143080","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fields-of-exile-9781459721463","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}