Lake Burntshore by Aaron Kreuter
(ECW Press)
April 22, 2025
A COMING-OF-AGE novel about a Canadian camp counsellor who falls in love with one of the Israeli soldiers imported for the summer to deal with a staff shortfall — even though his role in the IDF is at odds with her own stance about Israel. It’s the follow-up to Rubble Children, a collection of short stories based on a fictional Reform synagogue in the Toronto suburb of Thornhill, where hormonal urges similarly collide with the struggles to navigate narratives about the Middle East. Marc Weisblott
