内容简介
DavidWolfeslifeisapproachinganexhilaratingpeak:hesasuccessfulSanFranciscolawyer,hesabouttogetmarried,andhesbeingprimedforarunforCongress.ButwhenthephoneringsandhehearsthevoiceofHanaArifthePalestinianwomanwithwhomhehadasecretaffairinlawschoolhebeginsacompletelyunexpectedjourney.Thenextday,theprimeministerofIsraelisassassinatedbyasuicidebomberwhilevisitingSanFrancisco;soon,Hanaherselfisaccusedofbeingthemastermindbehindthemurder.NowDavidfacesanagonizingchoice:Willhe,aJew,representHanawhomaywellbeguiltyorwillheturnawaytheonewomanhecanneverforget?ThemostchallengingcaseofDavidscareerrequiresthathedelvedeepintothelivesofHanaArifandhermilitantPalestinianhusband,bothofwhomhavealwayslivedinexile.Ultimately,DavidsquesttakeshimtoIsraelandtheWestBank,where,inaseriesofharrowingencounters,helearnsthatappearancesarenotatallwhattheyseem.Culminatinginatenseandstartlingtrialwithinternationalramifications,Exileisthatrarenovelthatbothentertainsandenlightens.Atonceanintricatetaleofbetrayalanddeception,amovinglovestory,andafascinatingjourneyintothelethalpoliticsoftheMiddleEast,thisisRichardNorthPattersonathismostbrilliantandengrossing.
作者简介
RichardNorthPattersongraduatedfromOhioWesleyanUniversityandCaseWesternReserveSchoolofLaw.HealsostudiedcreativewritingwithJesseHillFordattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham.Hisinternationalbestsellersinclude"DegreeofGuilt,""EyesofaChild,""TheFinalJudgment,"and"SilentWitness."Hetraveledwiththe1996campaign,attendedanationalpoliticalconvention,andobservedtheworkingsoftheSenatetowrite"NoSafePlace."Heinterviewedoverfiftypeople,includingaformerPresident,presidentialcandidates,UnitedStatesSenators,acabinetsecretary,seniorWhiteHousestaffers,membersofthenationalpressandSecretServiceagents,amongothers.