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When an accident leaves her husband bedridden, Ruth leaves her home in search of a job to look after her family. From the highlands of Wayanad, she goes to the deserts of Riyadh and Dubai, and after many trials and tribulations, eventually arrives in Nazareth, Israel, where she finds work as a caregiver. Here, she experiences the historical Holy Land, beloved to many religions, up close-its culture, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the condition of the people of Palestine-and comes to terms with her own wounds of exodus. In her beguiling, transporting new novel, Sheela Tomy weaves together the struggles of several peoples under siege.

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Sheela Tomy shares the searing tale of Malayali nurses who are trapped amidst incessant wars and destruction, toiling in the distant, mythical lands of Israel and Palestine. Sheela blends ancient myths and contemporary realities with dexterity, guiding readers along the paths once tread by Jesus Christ himself. She weaves a saga through a meandering narrative. This is a must-read novel given the disquiet pervading the Middle East today.'-M. Mukundan, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, JCB Prize and Crossword Book Award; named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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Sheela Tomy is a novelist and short-story writer,hailing from Wayanad, Kerala.

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