A beautifully written if overlong personal history that could but ultimately is unlikely to persuade many to change their minds. Israel, and Zionism, are difficult for a lot of folks, myself included. They're more complicated and less monolithic than I'd previously thought, yet I'm more pessimistic than ever that there's any resolution or peace to be found for all parties after reading this book (especially when you consider what's happened in the past year and a half or so). A heartbreaking patriotic love story for one's imperfect country, particularly in light of its unheeded albeit somewhat broad warnings.