Here Comes the Messiah

"The novel begins with the story of Ziama, a Russian-Jewish newspaper editor living in a West Bank, Israeli settlement with her husband, daughter, and confidant - her beloved Tibetan terrier. Enter Writer N., a famous Russian-Jewish writer living in Jerusalem with her own husband and children; Writer N. struggles to characterize, to shape scenes, to find her mot juste, to fend off harassing syncophants, to find time to write at all.". "Ziama, it turns out, is the protagonist of the novel that Writer N. is writing. Is the character of Ziama based on someone who actually exists in Writer N.'...