New Face in the Mirror; A Novel

London, England: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959. Reprinted in Israel for Weidenfeld & Nicholson--Presumed First U. K. Edition thus, first printing thus. Hardcover. Fair/poor. Bill Pepper (Back Cover photograph). 160 pages. DJ, in a plastic sleeve, is worn, torn, soiled, chipped/pieces missing. Ya�l Dayan (born 12 February 1939) is an Israeli politician and author. She served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2003, and from 2008 to 2013 was the chair of Tel Aviv city council. Dayan first made a name for herself as an author and columnist, writing for Yedioth Ahronoth, Ma'ariv, Al HaMishmar and Davar. She has published five novels as well as a memoir of the Six-Day War called Israel Journal: June 1967 and a biography of her father called My Father, His Daughter. Her experiences fighting in the Israeli Army have provided the material for this book. The author wrote this book when she was 19 years old. During her first year of military service she had to do most of her writing between 6 and 6:30 in the morning. She has traveled widely and has also studied law; her hobby is archaeology. Ariel Ron is the spoiled yet fiercely proud daughter of a renowned Israeli colonel, entering the army for her two-year period of compulsory military service. Rebellious and self-centered, she is determined to keep her independence within this highly structured system. Ariel expects that being the colonel's daughter will win her favors in the army-but she is sorely mistaken. As she comes to terms with this reality, she embarks on a journey that forces her to look inward and reflect on her own values and connection to her homeland. Based on Ya�l Dayan's own experience in the Israeli army and partly written when she was not yet twenty, this searing and honest first novel is a rare look at a young woman struggling to find her true self in a strange and uncomfortable environment.