{"product_id":"9781459721487","title":"Fields of Exile","description":"\u003cem\u003e2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards — Winner, Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudith finds the courage to stand up for her beliefs and protest anti-Semitic hypocrisy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Judith is a young woman who lived in Israel for a decade, was a peace activist there, and defines herself as \"left-wing,\" yet in graduate school back in Canada, she discovers that vilification of Israel is the expected norm. When the keynote speaker for Anti-Oppression Day turns out to be a supporter of terrorist attacks not only against Israeli military targets, but also against Israeli civilians and Jews around the world, Judith protests. As a result, she is marginalized by the faculty and her peers, and her life begins to unravel. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is a moving novel about love, betrayal, and the courage to stand up for what one believes, as well as a searing indictment of the hypocrisy and intellectual sloth that threaten the integrity of our society. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Wistful Woman' painting on the cover was created by Peter Worsley (http:\/\/www.peterworsley.com\/), and used with the artist’s permission.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174536429808,"sku":"9781459721487","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459721487_p0.jpg?v=1763878154","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459721487","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}