Our Israeli Diary: Of That Time, Of That Place

Our Israeli Diary: Of That Time, Of That Place

Antonia Fraser
Our Price:  £3.99
List Price:  £9.99
Saving Of:  60%

Availability:  

  

In stock

Author:  Antonia Fraser
Condition:  New
Format:  Hardback
Pages:  176
Publisher:  Oneworld Publications
Year:  2017
ISBN:  9781786071538

In May 1978 Harold Pinter and Antonia Fraser visited Israel at the time of the 30th Anniversary of Independence. It was three years after they first lived together; neither had set foot in Israel before. Based in Jerusalem, they toured many of the country's historic sites: from Bethlehem to the fortress of Masada, encountering future Prime Minister Shimon Peres, Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek, Jackie Kennedy and a long-lost cousin of Harold's on a kibbutz. It was a trip during which Pinter's feelings about his heritage emerged for the first time. As he said himself: 'For the first time I feel Jewish'.

This diary was kept daily by Antonia Fraser: the vivid narrative and descriptions (Antonia swimming in the Dead Sea while Harold had a beer) are leavened with humour, occasionally wry where Harold's quirks were concerned, and always tender. Above all, it is a unique picture of a time and place - and a touching insight into fifteen days in the lives of two writers, one Jewish, one Catholic, one a playwright and one a biographer, who were also a devoted couple.

You may also like
In Our Time: World as Seen by ''Magnum'' Photographers
William Manchester
Condition: Used, Very Good
£50.00   £41.99

Captures the past fifty years of the world in over three hundred photographs.


A Place For God: Navigating Timeless Questions for our Modern Times.
Pete Nicholas
Condition: New
£10.99   £5.45

A Place for God is a book exploring the age-old 'big questions' in light of our rapidly changing culture, featuring a foreword by Timothy Keller.


My Beautiful Genome: Exposing Our Genetic Future, One Quirk at a Time
Lone Frank
Condition: New
£11.99   £4.99

What if your future could be mapped out for you. Would you want to know?