Meryl chats with Gila Green about her new novel, With A Good Eye. The book tells the story of 19-year-old Luna Levi and her struggles with her dysfunctional family, including a father who has PTSD from Israeli military service and a mother who suffers from narcissistic personality disorder. They also discuss the writing process, the importance of location, and the impact of the war in Israel.
Gila Green is an Israel-based Canadian author from Ottawa. Her father is a Yemenite-Israeli immigrant to Canada and her mother is a third generation Canadian. She has lived in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Johannesburg, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv. She works as a freelance writer, editor and online creative writing instructor, as well as a college lecturer teaching English As a Foreign Language. Gila’s latest novel is With A Good Eye. She is also the author of Passport Control, White Zion, No Entry, and King of the Class. Her stories have been nominated for seven international awards and have been published in two dozen magazines and anthologies. Gila writes often about racism, alienation, dislocation, war, family relationships, pre-State Israel, and modern Israel. She is the proud mother of five children.
Website: gilagreenwrites.com/
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