{"product_id":"9781443411974","title":"The Best Place On Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfident, original and humane, the stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Best Place on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e are peopled with characters at the crossroads of nationalities, religions and communities: expatriates, travellers, immigrants and locals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the powerfully affecting opening story, “Tikkun,” a chance meeting between a man and his former lover carries them through near tragedy and into unexpected peace. In “Casualties,” Tsabari takes us into the military—a world every Israeli knows all too well—with a brusque, sexy young female soldier who forges medical leave forms to make ends meet. Poets, soldiers, siblings and dissenters, the protagonists here are mostly Israelis of Mizrahi background (Jews of Middle Eastern and North African descent), whose stories have rarely been told in literature. In illustrating the lives of those whose identities swing from fiercely patriotic to powerfully global, \u003cem\u003eThe Best Place on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e explores Israeli history as it illuminates the tenuous connections—forged, frayed and occasionally destroyed—between cultures, between generations and across the gulf of transformation and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ayelet Tsabari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47006998462613,"sku":"9781443411974","price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781443411974.png?v=1777422883","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781443411974","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}