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Reviewed on October 1, 1998
A family in Jerusalem shares a specially prepared room in their apartment, the sealed room that all Israeli households retreated to during the Iraqi scud attacks of the Gulf War. The room serves as a metaphor and backdrop for a series of crises--psychological, physical, emotional, and medical. Tami, an unfulfilled wife and mother, is estranged from her son Dov, who is in the army. It is only when Dov's best friend dies in a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More