Leaving Gaza: an intimate story of marriage, sex and power

I am thinking of my friends in America. It's a long hop from there to Australia, where I am enjoying a late burst of spring. As I deadhead roses and stake the tall gladioli and foxgloves, I imagine my friends storing firewood and shaking out their winter coats and blankets.

Today is the launch of a new edition of the novel, Leaving Gaza, first published in 2007. What has changed since then? Well, the book has an updated cover and a bargain price, but the essential human situations are the same.  Ruth, the Israeli novelist in my story, makes her own long journey, leaving her conflicted homeland, looking for a quiet life in Australia. The friendships she forms with Heath and Barbara Barnes make her feel welcome. Their artistic partnership (Heath is a musician, his wife paints) complements Ruth's own talent as a writer.

But in the peaceful setting of their long marriage, Heath and Barbara are confronted with a private war of their own. Ruth becomes the third point in a triangle of mistrust and suspicion. Growth and insight are rarely won without pain. The gains and losses have to balance.

You may view Leaving Gaza now. The links are
ebook     http://tinyurl.com/jklflde

paper      http://tinyurl.com/zj57a7p

I hope you enjoy this touching story of marriage, sex, power and friendship.