A Terrible Case Of Beauty: A New Novel By Lynn Cohen

Hope for a peaceful resolution to the israel-palestinian conflict published by trÉbol press, november 2013
 
LOS ANGELES - Oct. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- In ‘A Terrible Case of Beauty,’ Lynn Cohen tells the story of everyday life, love, and betrayal in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Cohen follows the events that shape the choices and lives of two young Palestinians, an Israeli officer, and an idealistic American student. A Terrible Case of Beauty is an insightfully written story of the human condition and truth under stark and unforgiving circumstances. It is a story that offers the reader hope for a compassionate solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by looking at how this conflict can be resolved at the most fundamental human level of choosing to love regardless of the personal consequences of that choice.

Lynn Cohen was inspired by her experiences as a volunteer at the Balata Refugee Camp. She is a musician, writer, therapist, and a certified Rolfer™ in Los Angeles.

This novel is published by Trébol Press: a new and independent, small cooperative publisher that supports authors by taking advantage of the low overheads and new possibilities in “on demand printing” to provide authors with greater royalties and readers with low cost books. With worldwide distribution, professional copyediting services, and an ethical and cooperative ethos, Trébol Press aims at bringing exciting new authors and ideas to the attention of readers around the world, without exploiting authors.

Leslie Schwartz, author of “Jumping the Green” and “Angels Crest,” wrote: “In ‘A Terrible Case of Beauty,’ Lynn Cohen takes on one of the most charged geo-political issues of our time and forces us to experience it with compassion. Her richly imagined characters intertwine in a riveting drama about boundaries, identity, loyalty, and love. Shading with gray what is too often spoken about in black and white terms, Cohen vividly and fearlessly takes us into the hearts and minds of people on different sides of the Israel-Palestine "question."...”

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye wrote “Lynn Cohen manages what politicians seem to find it so impossibly difficult to do - she imagines the experience of "the other." Skillfully, tenderly she renders the infinitely perplexing and sorrowful occupation, the complicated struggle for justice in Palestine/Israel into particular human size and scale. "What he dreams about is becoming someone else entirely" (p. 25) -- in some ways, all her characters do, or need to... Through chapters rich with intricate, careful details, haunting encounters, and, a wide range of compelling conversations, Cohen shapes new possibilities for consideration and understanding.”

Alon Serper, psychologist and educator, wrote “A Terrible Case of Beauty ...bursts all the usual neat clichés on the Palestino-Israeli conflict. In her picturesque language, Cohen paints vivid pictures of complex human beings and life that turn the straightforward categorizations on their head... nothing is as perceived and expected.”

A Terrible Case of Beauty is available for purchase from Amazon or all good book stores. As well as in paperback, it is also available worldwide as a Kindle book for download.

More details can be found on the Trébol Press website www.trebolpress.com and submissions from new authors are welcomed. Contact Trébol Press at info@trebolpress.com

List Price: $17.95

5" x 8"
(12.7 x 20.32 cm)
Black & White on White paper, printed in the United States of America
460 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1492240907
ISBN-10: 1492240907
BISAC: Fiction / General

Los Angeles, California 10-23-13

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