The Book of Love and Hate

Lauren Sanders

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"[A] thrilling tale of espionage, family ties, sex, love, and betrayal. If you're looking for an exciting and juicy read, look no further." --The Advocate

"Beautifully written." --Mystery Scene Magazine

Jennifer Baron is a failed Olympic speed skater now running her family's foundation and trying to stay sober, when her billionaire father disappears. She travels to Israel in search of him, becoming recklessly entangled in his illegal dealings and with his enigmatic lover, Gila, a former Mossad agent gone bad. Along the way, she is drawn into the shadow worlds of the Promised Land, where career-jockeying government agents, fake Orthodox Jews, queer Palestinians on the run, and other displaced wanderers scramble to find home amid the endless cycles of war, occupation, and heartbreak.

The Book of Love and Hate is an unraveling of white-collar crime and its motivations. It's a testament to the magnificent oblivion of love and a shattering of inherited trauma, both personal and historical.

Book Details

Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publish Date: Oct 3rd, 2017
Pages: 350
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.20in - 1.00in - 0.60lb
EAN: 9781617755828
Categories: • Literary• Thrillers - Espionage• Jewish

About the Author

Sanders, Lauren: - LAUREN SANDERS is the author of the novels--Kamikaze Lust, which won a Lambda Literary Award, and With or Without You. Her writing has appeared in various publications and journals including Bookforum, the American Book Review, and Time Out New York. The Book of Love and Hate is her latest novel.

Praise for this book

Sanders, whose first novel, Kamikaze Lust, won a 2000 Lambda Literary Award, offers an international espionage thriller in which a failed Olympic speed skater falls for her father's lover, a former Israeli army pilot turned corporate spy.-- "Publishers Weekly"

A literary spy thriller and love story that shifts between New York and Israel, The Book of Love and Hate by Lauren Sanders is told from the perspective of a failed Olympic skater, trying to stay sober. Traveling to Israel in search of her disappeared father, she encounters a Mossad agent gone bad, fake Orthodox Jews, gay Palestinians on the run and others wandering the Holy Land.-- "The New York Jewish Week"

This is a book of murky morality and uncertain resolutions. Which is to say, a thriller of literary pedigree, unbound by convention . . . If you're seeking a cathartic resolution in the final pages, you might be disappointed -- but you shouldn't be surprised. Not when you're talking about Israel and corrupt fortunes, and madness, obsession, and abuse. These are the themes of timeless fiction; we can work through them and seek something resembling sanity. Just don't expect to find a safe, comforting space in the pages of Lauren Sanders's discomforting and terrific book.-- "Village Voice"

A richly suspenseful story of addiction, love/lust, and family ties--and how all of those things can hold us captive. A spectacular return from one of my favorite writers.--Alison Gaylin, best-selling author of What Remains of Me

The Book of Love and Hate is a fever dream of a novel, achingly sexy and at times startlingly funny. Lauren Sanders has written a stunning, genre-defying tale of sex, longing, ghosts, and spies. Every page teems with her gleaming sentences and deliciously dark wit. The ending still haunts me.--J.T. Rogers, author of Oslo