katsaropoulos

What would happen if every single one of us made the decision to rise above hatred, fear and vengeance? Unilateral is the story of two young people locked in the brutal grip of a region at war. Amel is a young Palestinian student who lives in the crowded apartment blocks of Gaza City and is confused by the hatred, destruction and upheaval that disrupts her family's simple life. Ra'anan is a fighter bomber pilot in the Israeli Defense Forces who takes his mission very seriously... and doesn't know what it means to fail. The destinies of Amel and Ra'anan are intertwined, though they cannot yet realize it. The differences and striking similarities of their worlds unfold in a beautifully rendered sequence that swiftly leads to a single moment of transcendent connection, a moment that requires Ra'anan to decide whether he will follow someone else's commands and destroy Amel's life, or make the unilateral decision to follow his own heart.

Chris Katsaropoulos is the author of more than a dozen books, including three critically-acclaimed novels, Fragile, Antiphony, and Entrevoir, as well as Complex Knowing, the first collection of his poetry. He has been an editor at several major publishing houses and has published numerous trade books, textbooks, and novels over the course of his publishing career. Chris enjoys traveling, playing the piano and hiking in out of the way places. Visit antiphonyck.blogspot.com to read more, including his most recent poems.