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The Red Balcony
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Based on actual events, a gripping novel of sex, love, history and justice in the tinderbox of British Mandatory Palestine, by the acclaimed author of A Palestine Affair
"The story of what is arguably Israel’s foundational murder trial—a tale of multiple identities and loyalties." —Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Netanyahus
“Pleases on several levels: as an adventure tale, a star-crossed romance and a detailed period piece.” —The Wall Street Journal
It’s 1933, and Ivor Castle, Oxford-educated and Jewish, arrives in Palestine to take up a position as assistant to the defense counsel in the trial of the two men accused of murdering Haim Arlosoroff, a leader of the Jewish community in Palestine whose efforts to get Jews out of Hitler’s Germany and into Palestine may have been controversial enough to get him killed.
While preparing for the trial, Ivor, an innocent to the politics of the case, falls into bed and deeply in love with Tsiona, a free-spirited artist who happened to sketch the accused men in a Jerusalem café on the night of the murder and may be a key witness. As Ivor learns the hard way about the violence simmering just beneath the surface of British colonial rule, Jonathan Wilson dazzles with his mastery of the sun-drenched landscape and the subtleties of the warring agendas among the Jews, Arabs, and British.
And as he travels between the crime scene in Tel Aviv and the mazelike streets of Jerusalem, between the mounting mysteries surrounding this notorious case and clandestine lovemaking in Tsiona’s studio, Ivor must discover where his heart lies: whether he cares more for the law or the truth, whether he is more an Englishman or a Jew, and where and with whom he truly belongs.
Critic Reviews
“The Red Balcony pleases on several levels: as an adventure tale, a star-crossed romance and a detailed period piece. Mr. Wilson’s novel is also strong as a legal thriller." —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal
“A sizzling tale of murder and high politics, sex and betrayal . . . [The Red Balcony] successfully delves into the conflicting loyalties and identities of Mandate Palestine." —Robert Philpot, The Times of Israel
"A seductive historical novel . . . Despite the bright Mediterranean sun, The Red Balcony is essentially—in structure and in spirit—a noir . . . Wilson’s characters establish the ideological spectrum of 1930s Palestine, with each representing a political position we still find in Israel today . . .The Red Balcony is delightful for bringing the undeniable mystical tinge of that beautiful landscape to life . . . [yet ultimately] Wilson reminds us that the land of Israel has always housed 'multiple clashing dreams.'" —Randy Rosenthal, Los Angeles Times
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- Anonymous User
- 23-06-2023
Performance fine but story patchy
I was looking forward to listening to this after reading good reviews of the novel.
Ultimately, not entirely satisfying for me. Discussion around a omplex historical time, event, and setting was fascinating, but I would have liked more of the "intelligent legal thriller" and less of Ivor's soppy infatuation - some of which is barely credible
The second half is a big improvement, and the narration of multiple characters was good.
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