A beautifully written formidable and moving tale about the boundaries between an individual and the collective. Shani Boianjiu author of The People of Forever Are Not Afraid This searing novel tells the journey of a young Israeli soldier at the breaking point unable to continue carrying out his military service yet terrified of the consequences of leaving the army. As the soldier and his father embark on a lengthy drive to meet with a military psychiatrist Yair Assulin penetrates the torn worl