Style and the Solitary
by
Miriam Drori
An unexpected murder. A suspect with a reason. The power of unwavering belief.
A murder has been committed in an office in Jerusalem. That’s for sure. The rest is not as clear-cut as it might seem.
Asaf languishes in his cell, unable to tell his story even to himself. How can he tell it to someone who elicits such fear within him?
His colleague, Nathalie, has studied Beauty and the Beast. She understands its moral. Maybe that’s why she’s the only one who believes in Asaf, the suspect. But she’s new in the company – and in the country. Would anyone take her opinion seriously?
She coerces her flatmates, Yarden and Tehila, into helping her investigate. As they uncover new trails, will they be able to reverse popular opinion?
In the end, will Beauty’s belief be strong enough to waken the Beast? Or, in this case, can Style waken the Solitary?
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Author Bio –
When Miriam Drori says she loves to perform, people don’t believe her. When she says she’s not shy, they think she’s delusional. The fact is, things ain’t what they seem. A witch called social anxiety took away her ability to be spontaneous, but it didn’t change her exhibitionist nature. You need to watch her dancing or speaking before an audience to understand that.
Fortunately, she has found an outlet for her thoughts in writing, a solitary activity with multiple recipients. She never doubted her ability to write, but only in recent years has she managed to gather her views and observations together into papier-mâché balls worth throwing far and wide.
If you ignore the witch, life has been good to Miriam, especially since she made the decision to move from the UK to Israel. She has a wonderful husband, three lovely children and a delightful house. She loves to read, travel, hike and dance. She has worked in computer programming and technical writing, and now enjoys the freedom and versatility of creative writing. And she believes passionately in raising awareness of social anxiety.
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The (female) journalist, who previously published an article that appeared to assume that Asaf had committed the murder, has now published a more favourable article, following a discussion between her and Asaf. Nathalie just about managed to understand the Hebrew text.
Nathalie had been trying to follow the newspaper text while Asaf read it aloud. Now, she looked up and tried to interpret the expression on Asaf’s face. It was one that couldn’t make up its mind whether to show pleasure or embarrassment. “What made you talk to her?”
“I was so angry with what she’d written, I decided I had to tell her the truth. There’s a lot more that I said. I think it’s going to appear later as an opinion piece.”
“You told it very well. I think it’s the best thing, really. It’s no good keeping it all inside. No one can be understood if they don’t talk.”
“That’s true. But it’s scary. I feel as if I’ve been carved open and crowds are going to stream past staring at my insides.”
Nathalie raised her eyebrows. “As long as that remains metaphorical, perhaps opening up is the best way. It’s what you didn’t do, as a child.” She looked up at the ceiling and back to Asaf. “Actually, why didn’t you tell your parents about the bullying at the time?”
“I tried once and it didn’t help, so I didn’t bother after that. My parents were stressed enough, as it was. I felt my goal in life should be not to be a bother like my brother and sister.”
“It’s amazing how some young children can sense the difficulties the adults close to them are going through, and end up caring for them.”
“That’s true. I knew instinctively that I had to protect them from having to worry about me.
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