wings of refuge  <p>a powerful story set against the backdrop of today's israel.</p> <p>nothing in abigail macleod's life as a wife, a mother, and a teacher has prepared her for what she will experience during her summer in israel. at 42, her life is in chaos, even before she leaves home - her marriage is dissolving before her very eyes, and her faith is in shambles. this pilgrimage to israel was supposed to be a new beginning for her. but by the end of the first day, she is forced to board an israeli jetliner in spite of a bomb threat and watches helplessly as a kind, fatherly gentleman she befriended on the plane dies in her arms. </p> <p>this is a summer abby will spend learning about archaeology, delving into the past. and it's a summer that will change her life in ways she never imagined.</p>