Basket totals

Narrator

Peter Houghton

Peter Houghton has a beautiful natural tone as well as being fantastic with characters and accents. Peter’s feature film credits include Mr Nice Guy, Metal Skin, Three Dollars and, recently, The Eye of the Storm alongside Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis, directed by Fred Schepisi. TV Credits include Molly, Gallipoli and played the iconic role of Richie Benaud in Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. Other TV credits include Wentworth, Winners and Losers, Killing Time, Lowdown, Little Oberon, Stingers, City Homicide and Blue Heelers. Peter has performed on stage with Australia’s leading theatre companies and is an accomplished writer and director.

Search Results

Title:

Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir – Israel, Palestine and Beyond (MP3)

Written by:

John Lyons 

Read by:

Peter Houghton 

Format:

Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

1 

Duration:

12 hours 36 minutes 

MP3 size:

546 MB 

Published:

June 28 2024 

Available Date:

June 28 2024 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781460738016 

Genres:

Non-fiction; Biography; History; Memoirs; Military 

Publisher:

Bolinda/HarperCollins audio 

Qty

Format

Price

Bolinda price

AUD$ 44.95

AUD$ 44.95

**

 

Bestseller
Bestselling author
Australian author

An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents.

Leading Australian journalist John Lyons takes listeners on a fascinating personal journey through the wonders and dangers of the Middle East. In this updated edition, Lyons draws from his years living in Jerusalem to give context to the devastating war between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza and gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Having reported on the Middle East for three decades, Lyons has interviewed everyone from senior Israeli military and intelligence figures to key leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas. He's witnessed the brutal Iranian Revolutionary Guard up close, was kidnapped by Egyptian soldiers and was one of the last foreign journalists in Iran during the violent crackdown on the 'Green Revolution'. He's confronted Hamas officials about why they fire rockets into Israel and Israeli soldiers about why they fire tear gas at Palestinian school children. Beyond the politics and headlines, Lyons explains the Middle East through everyday life and experiences: his son's school, the markets and the conversations with friends on their balcony overlooking it all. Through Lyons's incisive reporting, you will develop an empathetic understanding of what has brought us to this tragic impasse – and where it's headed next.

'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth.'
Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author

'A penetrating analysis of power with empathy for the human story.'
Sarah Ferguson, presenter of 7.30