San Antonio College Library

Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army during the Civil War is ordered to murder his own uncle in New Orleans, who is plotting to assassinate President Lincoln. After this harrowing mission, Jacob is recruited to pursue another enemy agent, the daughter of a Virginia family friend. But this time, his assignment isn't to murder the spy, but to marry her.--From publisher's description.

A provocative story of an idealistic young Israeli soldier serving in the occupied West Bank, his wife who works in a juvenile psychiatric center, and the terrible price they pay when personal desires clash with the forces of history. Grossman captures the terror and tragedy of one of the most explosive issues of our time and cuts to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.