Nisanit / Fadia Faqir.

"First published in Great Britain by Aidan Ellis Publishing Ltd., 1987"--T.p. verso.

"Shadeed is a proud young Palestinian guerilla fighter, a combatant Fedayee, determined to stand with his brothers, to walk under fire, to shed blood: all to restore dignity to his people. David is his Israeli interrogator, a veteran torturer who knows by heart where to hit to cause the most intense pain, but whose conscience finally catches up with him. Eman is the young Arab woman in love with Shadeed, whose own father, tried as a political enemy of the Democratic State of Ishmael, is scheduled to die. Through the eyes of three characters, Fadia Faqir powerfully dramatizes the Arab-Israeli conflict - the faith and fanticism; the psychology of torturer and tortured; and the question of whether love is a consolation. Her depiction of sacrifice, suffering, and lost innocence in an atmosphere of conflict, hatred, and oppression is a masterpiece of artistry and passion. " Quoted from the back cover of resource.