Promised Land

Two brothers are separated by war when 14-year-old Peter is sent to America to escape the growing Nazi threat, and his younger sibling Arie stays behind in Germany and is sent to Auschwitz with their family. Only Arie survives. Then, in 1950 in Tel Aviv, both young men meet and fall in love with Tamara, a Jewish refugee from Cairo, Egypt. Peter, now working for Israel's intelligence agency, the Mossad, goes on a covert mission and Arie gets the girl. Over the next two decades as the young Jewish state faces increasing challenges, the brothers take different paths. Peter heads some of Israel's top espionage operations, while Arie becomes one of the country's wealthiest men. Award-winning journalist and novelist Fletcher (The War Reporter) crafts a compelling historical novel that is sexy, suspenseful, and successfully mixes humor and high drama. Although the cast of characters is large, their names serve as chapter titles to help readers follow each twist and turn of this epic story. A lovely surprise at the end makes the whole book worthwhile, as if it wasn't already fascinating enough.