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Zeruya Shalev

Biography

Zeruya Shalev

Zeruya Shalev was born at Kibbutz Kinneret. She is the author of the novels THE REMAINS OF LOVE, LOVE LIFE, HUSBAND AND WIFE and THERA, and a book of poetry and two children’s books. Her work has been translated into 27 languages and won multiple awards, including the Corine International Book Prize, the Welt Literature Award and the Prix Femina étranger.

Zeruya Shalev

Books by Zeruya Shalev

written by Zeruya Shalev, translated by Sondra Silverston - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Ten years after she was seriously injured in a terrorist attack, the pain comes back to torment Iris. But that is not all: Eitan, the love of her youth, also comes back into her life. Though their relationship ended many years ago, she was more deeply wounded when he left her than by the suicide bomber who blew himself up next to her. Iris' marriage is stagnant. Her two children have grown up and are almost independent; she herself has become a dedicated, successful school principal. Now, after years without passion and joy, Eitan brings them back into her life. But she must concoct all sorts of lies to conceal her affair from her family, and the lies become more and more complicated.