The Foreign Service Journal, November 2006

20 countries Hickson has resided in will surely appre- ciate her artistry. Joann LaMorder Hickson was married to USAID controller Donald Hickson for 48 years. After his retirement in 1987, they continued to live abroad on contracts. Hickson wrote, illustrated and published War Whispers in the Wind herself after her husband passed away in 2004. The book can be ordered by contacting the author directly, either by e-mail at dhickson@gowebco.com or by phone at (352) 382-3188. NOVELS Days of Atonement: A Novel Ellen Boneparth, iUniverse, Inc., 2005, $16.95, paperback, 262 pages. Days of Atonement tells the story of Beka Freeman — an American sociologist, single mother and daugh- ter of a feisty widowed mother —who searches for her Jewish identity and spiritual path by traveling to Greece. Set against the historical backdrop of the Greek Holocaust, the novel follows this contemporary Jewish woman as she unearths never-revealed stories of strug- gles for human survival during the Nazi occupation of Greece; discovers the secrets of mem- bers of the Solomonides fami- ly stretching from Athens to Israel to Hollywood; and finds love with a Greek man who compels her to redefine her- self. Carol P. Christ, author of She Who Changes and Rebirth of the Goddess , says: “Ellen Boneparth’s story of the Jews of Greece is a gift to be grateful for. Beka’s spiritual quest will appeal to readers searching for meaning in a multivalent world.” Ellen Boneparth launched her study of the Jews of Greece while serving as a U.S. diplomat in Athens during the late 1980s. A writer of fiction and political commentary, this long-time Philhellene and part-time resident of Greece makes her home in Santa Rosa, Calif., with her husband, Jim Wilkinson, and their two Greek-immigrant cats. N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 6 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 71 Continued on page 74