Valley of Strength

This scenic, moving novel, set at the end of the 19th Century, follows the life-altering trials and experiences of a pioneer woman in pre-state Israel. Fania, a 16 year old survivor of a program in the Ukraine, arrives in Israel with her uncle, her deranged brother, and her unwanted baby — a product of rape. She meets Yehiel, a 26 year old widower and father of two. Fania moves in with Yehiel and throws herself into the life of a peasant woman, trying to squeeze a living out of the stony ground despite hunger and disease. Wearing Arab robes, she breaks into the male-dominated world of commerce, politics, and even defense.

• Author
• Shulamit Lapid, Philip Simpson

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 349

• Publisher
• Toby Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781592642304

• Settings
• Israel

• Genres
• israel, literature, fiction, historical, drama

• Release date
• 2009