Look for Me
By Edeet Ravel
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Dana Hillman is a young Israeli woman whose humanity and passion for justice are obvious to all who meet her. On peace missions, she and other activists act as human shields in situations where the Israeli army tries to displace Palestinians. A gifted photographer, she documents the protests, and the faces of women and children caught in the seemingly endless struggle. To make a living, though, she churns out junky historical romances, well aware of the irony of her situation. Her own love story has turned into a heartbreaking mystery: why did her husband, Daniel, suddenly disappear and where has he been for the last eleven years?
Every year Dana publishes a full-page ad addressed to her lost husband that says, “I will never ever ever ever . . . stop waiting for you,” with that “ever” multiplied to fill the whole page. Dana’s hope and constancy fill the novel in the way that her “ever” fills up the page, as she holds fast to trust, love and a vision for the future that seems magical in this fractured place.
Edeet Ravel
EDEET RAVEL is an award-winning author of books for both young readers and adults. Her YA novel, Held, was nominated for the CLA Young Adult Book Award and the Arthur Ellis Crime Award, and her YA novel, The Saver, has been adapted for film and received awards around the world. Her novels for adults have won the Hugh MacLennan Prize and the Jewish Book Award and have been nominated for the Governor General’s Award and the Giller Prize. Edeet was born on an Israeli kibbutz and holds a PhD in Jewish Studies from McGill University.
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Reviews for Look for Me
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although this second part of the trilogy suffers quite a bit from comparison with its predecessor, it is still an interesting read. This installment too is presented in sections, pre- and post- Daniel's disappearance. The search for Daniel is at the basis of the novel's story, but the overriding impact comes from the depictions of Dana's peace activism and her experiences with Palestinians and her descriptions of their living conditions. As others have noted before me, the resolution to the Daniel storyline is quite unexpected and unsatisfying, but Ravel still manages to portray her characters' emotions convincingly. I only wish she would have hinted earlier about the parts of Daniel's personality that cased his disappearance, because that would have made the ending more plausible. With a little suspension of belief, though, this is still a powerful part of Ravel's trilogy about love in a time of war.