Some Day

By: Shemi Zarhin

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Synopsis: Desire and tragedy upset the lives of an Israeli family in this &“thrilling, fresh, and surprising&” debut novel from the award-winning filmmaker (ForeWord Review). On the shores of Israel&’s Sea of Galilee lies the city of Tiberias. In the years between the Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars, it is a place bursting with desire and longing for love. As young Shlomi develops a remarkable culinary talent, he also falls for Ella, the strange neighbor and deeply troubled new neighbor. Meanwhile, Shlomi&’s little brother Hilik obsessively collects words in a notebook. In the wild, selfish but magical grown-up world that swirls around them, a mother with a poet&’s soul mourns the deaths of literary giants while her handsome husband cheats on her both at home and abroad. In filmmaker Shemi Zarhin&’s dazzling debut novel, hypnotic writing renders a painfully delicious vision of individual lives behind Israel&’s larger national story. &“Ardent, salty, whimsical, steamy, absurd . . . A wallop to the reader.&” ―Ploughshares &“Masterful . . . haunting . . . sublime . . . Zarhin&’s characters are so real they fairly jump off the page.&” ―The Jerusalem Post