Sonnets of Envy and Exile

The book SONNETS OF ENVY AND EXILE is a collection of sonnets written by author Judith Weinshall Liberman when she was ninety-two years old. The book is Ms. Liberman's ninth book of poems. Before writing the sonnets presented in this book, she had published eight books of poems: REFLECTIONS (with her daughter, Laura Liberman, M.D.) in 2012, PASSION in 2013, and six books of sonnets: SONNETS OF LOSS AND TRIUMPH, SONNETS OF PAIN AND FORGIVENESS, SONNETS OF SETBACK AND HOPE, SONNETS OF GRIEF AND PRIDE, SONNETS OF BETRAYAL AND ACCEPTANCE and SONNETS OF POWER AND HONOR, all in 20211. She had also previously published a book titled ZINA (2013) about her mother's life and poetry. The Old Testament story of Abraham plays an important part in the present book. Abraham's adherence to his wife's demand that he send his son Ishmael away has made the author question whether Abraham deserves the veneration he has received. This book conveys some of the important lessons Ms. Liberman has learned during her long life.