A Spy in Exile
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The next moment she was sure it was Tatiana, just her. Her forever-missing sister, the gaping hole in Ya’ara’s chest, the real reason why she had never been able to love anyone, become attached to anyone. And then she closed her eyes, and the colors of the scarf, which were like a glowing stain on her retinas, turned into a black, all-absorbing surface. Enough already, enough, she berated herself, breathing the cold air into her lungs. It isn’t her, you can’t keep seeing her everywhere you go. When Ya’ara opened her eyes again, she could no longer locate the woman on the train platforms. They were crowded with people hurrying home. Once again, Tatiana Stein, her older sister, had become a ghost.
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Jonathan de Shalit is the pseudonym of a former high-ranking member of the Israeli intelligence community. His books must pass a rigid vetting process, including the approval of the Governmental Ministers’ Committee. De Shalit has translated into Hebrew the American novel A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter, and John le Carré’s autobiography, The Pigeon Tunnel.
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