The Lonely Tree received Honorable Mention from the 2012 Eric Hoffer Award for General Fiction.
It also received a 2009 Book of the Year Award (one of five winners of this prize) from the YouWriteOn writers’ site, which is funded by the London Arts Council.
“The Lonely Tree, movingly written by rising author Yael Politis, is an important contribution to Jewish and Zionist literature …”
“… well written, with evocative descriptions, gripping action, well-realized characters, and authentic appeals to the emotions.”
” … you will find not a single dull paragraph in this entire work …”
” … Yael Politis is an excellent author who really knows how to make a story readable, this is a book that everyone should read at some point …”
” … a sweeping tale set against the Jewish settlement of Palestine and the establishment of a Jewish state …”
’The Lonely Tree’ is a pleasure to read. I highly recommend it.”
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The Lonely Tree is only available on the site of the publisher - Holland Park Press of London. Books ordered in the US are printed and shipped from the US, and the charge is in US Dollars.
A soon to be published story of friendship, trust, and loss in Michigan and Pennsylvania in the 1840s.
Olivia, Mourning is a quarter-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. If you would like to rate and review an excerpt of it and help it get to the semi-finals, do so here.
Read more about Olivia, Mourning.
A soon to be published sequel to Olivia, Mourning.
Read more about The Way the World Is.
(The lovely water color of The Lonely Tree at the top of this page and on other pages is the work of the very talented Harriet Goitein.)
I am a former American living in Israel. Carpal tunnel and ruined eyesight notwithstanding, I love writing.
A friend recommended The Lonely Tree to me. I don’t normally read historical stuff, so I was a little reluctant, but I finally picked it up and had a hard time putting it down. I really loved Tonia and couldn’t wait to find out how things would work out for her. Thanks for a great read. Good luck Yael Politis, I am looking forward to reading your next book. You are a gifted writer, with or without Carpel tunnel!
Dear Yael,
I just received notification from homeland (Dearborn)sources about your book and have ordered it from Amazon. I read the first few pages on line and was hooked. I’ve recently had a few surprise connections to the past (over 40 years ago) that have been a delight. I’ve lived on the coast of Maine since 1973, so have not been in touch with much from the growing up era. I would never have believed that a small, rural town would be my home.
Very best wishes,
Bob Keteyian
Hi Bob,
First of all, thanks for the interest, for buying the book, and for taking the time to tell me so.
However, if you can cancel your order from Amazon, please do so. The books for sale there are used copies of a previous self-published version and the prices ridiculously inflated. The officially published version is available at the publisher’s website – http://www.hollandparkpress.co.uk – at a lower price. They are also currently offering a 20% promotional discount which makes it even cheaper. If you can cancel the order from Amazon and do want to purchase from the publisher, please contact me and I will give you the Promotional Code to enter when ordering.
If you do like the book and recommend it to anyone else, please also give them this information about ordering it. The publisher is located in London, but books ordered in the US are printed and shipped from the US, and the charge is in US Dollars.
I can only guess who your ‘source’ is. I am in Michigan at the moment, visiting family, and had the pleasure of meeting Kathy Garab and Bill Rice for lunch. I have only maintained contact with a few people from Dearborn since moving to Israel, but Facebook seems to be changing that.
Hope you enjoy the book.
Jan (Yael)
Hi Bob, I don’t know how else to contact you and wanted to let you know that I have completed a second novel and entered it in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. See the link in the Pages sidebar if you would like to know more about it. Thanks, Yael (Jan)
Hello Yael
Thank you for the considered review of the opening chapters of ‘The Perfect Interval’ on uwriteon. I am not sure of the marks you gave me and to be quite honest I don’t care. You have given me something much more valuable than a high mark. Congratulations with your top ten results on uwriteon and also the publication of your book…cheers Elise