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ADAMA
by Lavie Tidhar

ADAMA by Lavie Tidhar

Publisher: Head of Zeus (Sept 2023)

Genre: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

A sweeping historical epic following four generations of a single family as they struggle to hold on to their land and each other.

In 1946, a young Ruth begins building a new life in Palestine, haunted by the death of her family in Europe and driven by youthful ideals in a land hostile to her presence. Her sister, Shoshana, survives in the Displaced Persons camps of Germany and joins her in Palestine, but dreams of escaping to distant America.

Her lovers, Dov and Israel, die in war, and her children try to serve the land Ruth bled for, only to find their own tragic ends or means of escape. As one generation begets another, their lives become entwined into a dark tapestry of secrets and lies, of revenge, forbidden love and murder.

Lavie Tidhar is a multi-award winning author. He works across genres, combining detective and thriller modes with poetry, science fiction and historical and autobiographical material. His work has been compared to that of Philip K. Dick by the Guardian and the Financial Times, and to Kurt Vonnegut's by Locus.