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The Book of Love and Hate
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The author of the Lambda Literary Award winner Kamikaze Lust delivers “a thrilling tale of espionage, family ties, sex, love, and betrayal” (The Advocate).
 
Jennifer Baron is a failed Olympic speed skater now running her family’s foundation and trying to stay sober, when her billionaire father disappears. She travels to Israel in search of him, becoming recklessly entangled in his illegal dealings and with his enigmatic lover, Gila, a former Mossad agent gone bad. Along the way, she is drawn into the shadow worlds of the Promised Land, where career-jockeying government agents, fake Orthodox Jews, queer Palestinians on the run, and other displaced wanderers scramble to find home amid the endless cycles of war, occupation, and heartbreak.
 
The Book of Love and Hate is an unraveling of white-collar crime and its motivations. It’s a testament to the magnificent oblivion of love and a shattering of inherited trauma, both personal and historical.
 
“A thriller of literary pedigree, unbound by convention . . . If you’re seeking a cathartic resolution in the final pages, you might be disappointed—but you shouldn’t be surprised. Not when you’re talking about Israel and corrupt fortunes, and madness, obsession, and abuse . . . Just don’t expect to find a safe, comforting space in the pages of Lauren Sanders’s discomforting and terrific book.” —The Village Voice
 
“Sanders knows how to craft a story. The storyline is riveting, and the personal development of the characters kept me engaged on a deeper level than even her thrilling plot could. Her prose is beautiful and brings you to an ending that is sure to have you reeling.” —Windy City Times
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Lauren Sanders. (2017). The Book of Love and Hate. Akashic Books.

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The Book of Love and Hate is an unraveling of white-collar crime and its motivations. It’s a testament to the magnificent oblivion of love and a shattering of inherited trauma, both personal and historical.
 
“A thriller of literary pedigree, unbound by convention . . . If you’re seeking a cathartic resolution in the final pages, you might be disappointed—but you shouldn’t be surprised. Not when you’re talking about Israel and corrupt fortunes, and madness, obsession, and abuse . . . Just don’t expect to find a safe, comforting space in the pages of Lauren Sanders’s discomforting and terrific book.” —The Village Voice
 
“Sanders knows how to craft a story. The storyline is riveting, and the personal development of the characters kept me engaged on a deeper level than even her thrilling plot could. Her prose is beautiful and brings you to an ending that is sure to have you reeling.” —Windy City Times
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        August 15, 2017
        A torrid tale of sex, lies, and intrigue set against the backdrop of the 2008 Gaza War.In 1988, speed skater Jennifer Baron slammed into a wall while competing at the Calgary Olympics, injuring her leg and ending her career. Twenty years later, Jennifer is a recovering alcoholic who oversees the charitable foundation established by her father, an eccentric billionaire who recently fled the United States and is now on the run from Homeland Security, the FBI, and the Jewish Mafia. While at a conference in Tel Aviv, Jennifer meets her father's lover and business associate, Gila Zyskun, who seduces Jennifer and convinces her to smuggle sensitive information out of the country. Jennifer does the job and flies back to New York without incident but then can't stop thinking about Gila. When rumors surface suggesting that her father has been killed in Jerusalem, Jennifer seizes the opportunity and returns to the Middle East. With conflict brewing between the Israelis and the Palestinians and assorted intelligence agencies watching her every move, Jennifer endeavors to find Gila and uncover the truth regarding her father. Lambda Literary Award winner Sanders (With or Without You, 2005, etc.) squanders artfully drawn, psychologically complex characters with muddy storytelling, florid prose, and a melodramatic narration that's riddled with digressions and pseudo-philosophical asides. Though Sanders excels at writing love and its complexities, the thriller portions of her plot are poorly executed.

        COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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