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When newlyweds Ashley and Najid stay overnight with Fatima's family in Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers attack and carry off 10-year-old Ali to prison in Israel. The lead Israeli soldier begins to regret the monster he has become "defending" his country from "terrorists." Najid's West Bank friend Faisal tries to stop the bulldozing of his ten acres of olive trees, and is nearly killed by the bulletproofed Caterpillar bulldozer. Najid and Ashley enlist legal help from an Israeli Cabinet member to help bring justice against the harsh Israeli laws. When the cabinet member physically thwarts settlers taking over a Palestinian home in East Jerusalem, his troubles escalate. Najid's friend Chaim, an Israeli helicopter pilot, faces intense pressure from his commander to renounce the letter he signed refusing to fire on civilians. Would he allow his career to go down in flames, or would he fight in the 2014 Gaza war? Najid's younger brother Sami, now in Haifa University, falls in love with Fatima. Can a Palestinian Christian from Israel marry a West Bank Muslim girl who now follows Jesus? What can Ashley do to mollify Fatima's father's determination to not lose his beloved daughter to a Christian family in Israel...where he cannot go?

About the Author :
Lloyd Johnson is the author of Living Stones and Cry of Hope, both published by Köehler Books in 2013 and 2014 respectively. He is a retired surgeon who turned to fiction writing as a way to share his special interest in the Middle East. Johnson is a member of a Seattle writing group, and blogs regularly on Israel/Palestine subjects. He is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in the Department of Surgery, and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, and past president of the Seattle Surgical Society. He authored 26 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals/texts. Johnson has worked and traveled extensively overseas, including Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and served for six years as volunteer executive director and board member of a humanitarian NGO in Central Asia. The author lives with his wife Marianne in Edmonds, Washington where they enjoy their adult children and grandchildren.

Review :
" Johnson's book is a testament to hope and to faith. It contains the solution to one of the most tragic conflicts of our time." -Mark Braverman, Executive Director, Kairos USA, author of A Wall in Jerusalem: Hope, Healing, and the Struggle for Justice in Israel and Palestine "Lloyd Johnson creates a new way of looking at the tumult in the Holy Land." -Sami Awad, Executive Director, Holy Land Trust, Bethlehem " Lloyd Johnson tells this modern day parable in a way that make this tragedy of global concern come alive and real. Read and learn." -The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel, VIII Bishop of Olympia "Johnson assertively represents the voice of the voiceless. It is a story of a different kind of romanticism. It is a story of love and not mere fiction. It is a story of the love of life, of land, and of family. It is a story to humanity, where agape and dialogue in common-living conquers hatred, injustice, oppression, and occupation. I highly recommend this story written by my close friend, author Lloyd Johnson." -Zoughbi Zoughbi, Director of Wi'am, Palestinian Conflict Resoluton Center, Bethlehem. "Evangelicals are slowly starting to realize there is more than one way to see the Holy Land and the people who live there. It is still, however, a rather lonely battle. Who cares? The point is to champion justice and human rights the best we can and let the chips fall where they may. Johnson does this in an entertaining novel. "We are not looking for fame or we would not pick this topic. It will take time but in the end justice will reign. This is our Hope because of Jesus and what we have learned from Him. -Leonard Rodgers, Global Initiatives, Middle East "Lloyd Johnson has written an exciting and entertaining narrative that brings the truth and complexity of the Middle East conflict home to readers in a way that is sure to broaden their perspective and understanding. Johnson knows well the context of his gripping tale." -Dr. Rod Schofield, Consultant to the Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land. "The very title of Lloyd's Johnson's third book in his trilogy takes us to the heart of the conflict in Israel-Palestine, and to the heart of Palestine itself. This may be a work of fiction but it speaks honestly about the reality of life in that much troubled part of the world." -Doug Thorpe, Professor, Seattle Pacific University and author of Wisdom Sings the World: Poetry, Creation and the Way of Dwelling. "Like the parables which Jesus shared and by which he taught, Uprooting the Olive Tree is a story wrapped around an alarming natural and personal disaster which continues daily in the Land of the Holy One. Lloyd Johnson tells this modern day parable in a way that make this tragedy of global concern come alive and real. Read and learn." -The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel, VIII Bishop of Olympia "Uprooting the Olive Tree is the final book in a fictional trilogy about the Middle East. Lloyd Johnson knows what he writes, and he writes it beautifully. His fans of the first two books have something to look forward to." -Gale Fiege, The Daily Herald


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781633932081
  • Publisher: Koehler Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Koehler Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 318
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1633932087
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 467 gr


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