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Yael Dayan, novelist daughter of the legendary Moshe Dayan and​ a public figure with a long and illustrious political career behind her, looks back at her life, scrutinizing it without illusions. Once a desirable, free-spirited young woman and a successful author, she lived with the sense that she held the world in the palm of her hand. And the world adulated both her and the young state she came from. She was an officer in the Israel Defense Force, the daughter of a renowned general, a successful writer—Death Had Two Sons, A Soldier’s Diary: Sinai 1967—much in demand on the lecture tour, and a star of the gossip columns. Now in her 70s, she admits with touching honesty to missing both the vibrant 20-something she was, and the sober woman she became—a fierce political activist and parliamentarian for the left, a fighter for justice, women’s rights and peace. Having resigned her last public position, she must reconcile herself to being a mentor, a participant instead of a leader, yet remaining center-stage on the Peace Camp scene.

The narrator’s warm, intimate voice and her rich intellect, as well as her insights, make for a powerful reading experience.

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Writer's Last Name Dayan
Writer's First Name Yael
Genre Non Fiction
Publisher (Hebrew) Modan
No. Pages 246pp.
Book title - Hebrew (phonetic) Mineged
  • “ The sad and painful chapters are heartbreaking without being sentimental … In [this book] there is much love and an unquenchable thirst for life … and it is written throughout in a spirit that is bold and lucid.”

    Author Amos Oz
  • “In a precise, rich and candid language, Yael Dayan wanders through her dramatic biography with captivating courage and honesty. ”

    Author Abraham B. Yehoshua
  • “A brave book by a brave woman which honestly describes, with crystal accuracy and talent, a life experience that is both exhilarating and painful.”

    Author Etgar Keret
  • “A book written with honesty and wisdom, observing past generations, the writer’s own and the next to follow, by an intriguing and talented writer with sadness and reconciliation.”