From the New York Times bestselling author of Exodus and Battle Cry comes his classic epic masterwork that captures the terrible beauty of Ireland during its long and bloody struggle for freedom.

Haj Ibrahim - known as the Haj - is leader of the small but strategically placed village of Tabah. Sworn enemy - and secret friend - of Gideon Asch, Israeli settler, pioneer, fighter, the Haj and his men are seen first in all their false courage and manic ambition. Theirs is a world of oaths, blood, death and vengeance.

Desperate to resurrect his career, after succumbing to the lure of Hollywood, Gideon Zadok travels to Israel, determined to find material for a new book. Once there, he finds Natasha Solomon, a survivor of the Holocaust, and her disturbed passion for him unleashes his own smouldering desires.

From the author of Redemption and Trinity comes another sweeping and awe-inspiring novel of politics, family, passion and intrigue.