The apple orchard

Leaving his family in South Africa in 1972, Shimon travels to Israel where he plans to learn the language, sleep with as many gorgeous girls as possible, join the army, and live for the day. But a chance encounter with a beguiling woman on the bus impacts his future far more than he could have imagined. Shimon understands that at this time in history, as long as there are terrorists, Israel will never sleep in peace; it is a nation always fighting for survival. Working covertly with Shin Bet to protect the religious freedoms in the Holy Land of Israel, the enemy fears Shimon and women love him, but his love for his country is the greatest love affair of them all.--From back cover.