City of Refuge, a novel of ancient Israel

In the time of the Bible, if a teenager hurled a spear in an empty forest, impaling and inadvertently killing a passerby, what price would the teen have to pay?
Readers can find out the answer in City of Refuge (author: Valerie Farber; 390 pages, $17.95). This novel takes an unconventional route in biblical fiction, relating an untold story set in a biblical society. City of Refuge beckons readers into a fascinating world; readers join townspeople in meting out justice to an ox after its wild rampage through town and accompany the unfortunate teen as he flees to a haven ( city of refuge) after the accidental murder– as dictated by biblical law. City of Refuge probes the feelings of the fugitive, his remorse, the yearning he feels for his home in anticipation of his long exile in a city of refuge, and his terror while fleeing from vigilantes, the relatives of his victim.

ISBN 978-0-9816058-0-7 978
For more information or to schedule an book lecture for your bookclub of shul social club with Valerie Farber, please email info@cityofrefugenovel.com. Books can be ordered from www.cityofrefugenovel.com or Amazon. Review copies are available to the media on request.
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Valerie Farber
author of City of Refuge
www.cityofrefugenovel.com

Posted: Thu, Jan 29 2009, 8:24 pm Post subject:

lol, a play in highschool was called City of Refuge but it was nothing abt an ir hamiklat.

this book sounds good, another kind of book like let me ppl live...