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THE ENGLISH TEACHER

Yiftah Reicher-Atir

THE ENGLISH TEACHER is a spy novel about a courageous and valuable operative, but it goes well beyond the boundaries of the genre.

Rachel, a former Mossad operative of British origin, has disappeared without a trace. After years of operating undercover in an Arab country, she could now cause incalculable damage to Israel. The person closest to her, her former case officer, begins to unfold the intrigues of her life. There were daring operations and impossible loves. But will she be found before it's too late? This is also a psychological novel, a sensitive and poignant portrait of a woman whose assumed identity as an English teacher in an enemy country leads her to real but forbidden love. Yiftach Reicher-Atir tells a story, startling in its frankness and intensity, about intimacy forged in conditions of extreme isolation and loneliness, and the inevitable price paid by those who live in lies.

Yiftach Reicher-Atir was born in 1949 on Kibbutz Shoval, in the south of Israel. As a young commando officer, he participated in Operation Entebbe and other military and intelligence operations before retirement with the rank of Brigadier General (Intelligence). Reicher-Atir is the author of three novels, the latest of which, THE ENGLISH TEACHER, has been acclaimed by readers and critics alike.

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Book Published 2014-11-01 by Keter

Comments

Hayakawa

Reicher-Atir probes how leading a double life can erode the foundations of a spy's former existence; how all of the lies are rooted in truth, and the truth, especially when it comes to love, is often coated with a patina of lies Rachel's life, and the artful way the grinding strain of her routine is depicted, is riveting The focus of the book is on the internal life of such a woman, the grinding toll of constant vigilance, the limitations on love while operating clandestinely, and the complex but reassuring relationship between a combatant in an enemy country and his or her handler or case officer. And Reicher-Atir is masterful in his depiction of this inner world and the scars it leaves over time. Mitch Ginsburg, The Times of Israel

Reicher Atir makes his U.S. debut with this absorbing thriller.

Penguin (publishing: July 2016)

The book is surprisingly good and does exactly what a novel of its kind should do: re-examine the Mossad. Throughout the book doubts are cast on personal as well as national morality Reicher-Atir asks where the line is that separates the moral actions that operatives perform for their country and exploitation by their country. Yiftah Ashkenazy, Ha'aretz

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