Irris Makler Irris Makler i(A21989 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 The Kindness of Strangers : Creating Connections with a Vanished Past Irris Makler , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 69 2020; (p. 193-198)
'For all her long life, Baba Schwartz baked two yeast cakes every Friday one laced with chocolate and nuts, the other with poppy seeds and apricot jam. She was a stellar baker. Home - in Hungary, rural Victoria or Melbourne - was the smell of her Sabbath cakes baking.' (Introduction) 
 
1 2 y separately published work icon Hope Street, Jerusalem Irris Makler , Sydney London : HarperCollins Australia , 2012 Z1885731 2012 single work autobiography

'′I had no idea how demanding this consuming, cruel, dangerous and fascinating place would be. I would fall in love here, I would do some of my best reporting, I would be injured, ending my run of good luck - my life would change dramatically ...′


Moving to a strange city always takes courage, but never more so than in a place where the daily expression of love and hate can turn a simple choice of a romantic table by the window into a life or death decision.


Both a love story and bittersweet tribute to her beloved adopted city of Jerusalem, Irris Makler shines a hopeful light on a part of the world where the news reports often makes it seem impossibly dark. From juggling the danger and unpredictability of her work as a roving foreign correspondent , covering everything from Palestinian suicide attacks to Israeli incursions into the West Bank, to falling in love with a handsome and charming young Israeli, and gaining a mischievous four-legged companion along the way, she allows us an intimate glimpse into a passionate, vibrant and fascinating world.


Adventurous, compassionate and engagingly honest, the award-winning author of OUR WOMAN IN KABUL is a master at capturing the personal stories behind the news we really want to know - and her story is the most interesting of all.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 In the Quiet Zone Irris Makler , 2010 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 13 March 2010; (p. 31)
1 From Russia with Love, Sweat and Steam Irris Makler , 2004 single work autobiography travel
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 27 November 2004; (p. 55) Come Away With Me 2004;
1 y separately published work icon Our Woman in Kabul Irris Makler , Sydney : Bantam Books , 2003 Z1238174 2003 single work autobiography
1 A Fictional Life: The Fertile Mind of Helen Darville Greg Roberts , Irris Makler , 1995 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 August 1995; (p. 27)
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