A Terrible Case of Beauty

“Lynn Glicklich Cohen manages what politicians seem to find it so impossibly difficult to do—she imagines the experience of ‘the other.’ Skillfully, tenderly, she renders the infinitely perplexing and sorrowful occupation, the complicated struggle for justice in Palestine/Israel, into particular human size and scale. …Through chapters rich with intricate, careful details, haunting encounters, and a wide range of compelling conversations, Cohen shapes new possibilities for consideration and understanding.”  –Naomi Shihab Nye, poet and novelist

“In A Terrible Case of Beauty, Lynn Glicklich Cohen takes on one of the most charged geo-political issues of our time and forces us to experience it with compassion. Her richly imagined characters intertwine in a riveting drama about boundaries, identity, loyalty, and love. Shading with gray what is too often spoken about in black and white terms, Cohen vividly and fearlessly takes us into the hearts and minds of people on different sides of the Israel-Palestine ‘question.’”  –Leslie Schwartz, author of Jumping the Green and Angels Crest.