Family secrets and scandal collide in Noa Yedlin's 'House Arrest' - review

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Even in translation, Noa Yedlin’s writing grabs you from the first sentence and never lets go. The plot revolves around an investigation of Elisheva Fogel, a respected resident of…

Published in 2013 in Hebrew under the title Ba'alat Habayit, this novel was released in English on October 13. I suggest you get yourself a copy.Even in translation, Noa Yedlin's writing grabs you from the first sentence and never lets go.The plot revolves around an investigation of Elisheva Fogel, a respected resident of Rehavia who stands accused of accepting bribes, laundering money, and falsifying documents in her capacity as vice-chair of the Hirsch Center for Peace.'A profound reverence for Jerusalem'Elisheva and her husband, Ben-Ami, “shared a profound reverence for Jerusalem: its architecture, its art, its texture, its weather – a purely aesthetic admiration, without a trace of…

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