num_pages: 823
description: David Wolfe is a successful American lawyer being primed for a run for Congress. But when the phone rings and he hears the voice of Hana Arif--the Palestinian woman with whom he had a secret affair in law school--he begins a completely unexpected journey.The next day, the prime minister of Israel is assassinated by a suicide bomber while visiting San Francisco. Soon, Hana is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder. Now David faces an agonizing Will he, a Jew, represent her?The most challenging case of David's career requires that he delve deep into the lives of Hana and her militant Palestinian husband, all the way back to Israel and the West Bank. There he uncovers the couple's dangerous connectionsâ€¦culminating in an explosive trial where the stakes are Hana's life--and the future of two peoples.
language: English
title: Exile
titlecomplete: Exile
characters: Maureen O'Donnell
genres: Audiobook, Politics, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Novels, Suspense, Legal Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 4318
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize
publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc