The Hope: A masterful and evocative novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author

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THE HOPE is the new State of Israel, and its servants include Zev Barak, a young army officer who rises to become military attache in Washington; Sam Pasternak, arms procurer and master of shuttle diplomacy who heads up military intelligence; Benny Luria, fighter pilot whose finest hour comes over Sinai; Yael, the girl soldier with a penchant for powerful men; Nakhama, the beautiful Moroccan immigrant wife and mother; Kishote, the man with a charmed life who leads an armoured brigade through the desert; and, in America, there is the remarkable Virginia headmistress Emily, whose father is in the CIA.

The towering story of modern Israel from Independence to the triumph of the Six-Day War is told through the bittersweet agonies of these people, who between them help create the Hope.

Reviews

An engrossing and often moving tale - Publishers Weekly

The ongoing chronicle of politics, intrigue, and nation-building provides an exciting and involving adventure - Library Journal

Author Bio

Herman Wouk worked on the Joke Factory before serving in the US Navy during World War II. He has written twenty-four novels, including THE CAINE MUTINY, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952. He lives in Palm Springs, California.