HOPE STREET JERUSALEM

'I had no idea how demanding this consuming cruel dangerous and fascinating place would be. I would fall in love here I would do some of my best reporting I would be injured ending my run of good luck - my life would change dramatically ...' Moving to a strange city always takes courage but never more so than in a place where the daily expression of love and hate can turn a simple choice of a romantic table by the window into a life or death decision. Both a love story and bittersweet tribute to her beloved adopted city of Jerusalem Irris Makler shines a hopeful light on a part of the world where the news reports often makes it seem impossibly dark. From juggling the danger and unpredictability of her work as a roving foreign correspondent covering everything from Palestinian suicide attacks to Israeli incursions into the West Bank to falling in love with a handsome and charming young Israeli and gaining a mischievious four-legged companion along the way she allows us an intimate glimpse into a passionate vibrant and fascinating world. Adventurous compassionate and engagingly honest the award-winning author of OUR WOMAN IN KABUL is a master at capturing the personal stories behind the news we really want to know - and her story is the most interesting of all.