Judith

Emerging from a script written specifically for Sophia Loren, this novel examines the many elusive undercurrents that influenced the establishment of Israel as an independent state. Intrigues, intertwining destinies, desires, and sorrows—Darrell places all this in the plausible political context of Palestine, choosing people with very complicated fates for this purpose. Old Testament names come alive in new realities, where their determination and faith are required for fundamentally different tasks. A diplomat with vast experience, Lawrence Durrell described back in 1966 the spectrum of complexities and possible twists that a people may face after finally gaining their territory. Many of his predictions are still relevant today.