Transported as a young boy by his fathers tales of Palestine John Mc Carthy has always been drawn to the mystique of the Middle East. Remarkably his first-hand experience of its brutal conflicts
- he was kidnapped & held hostage in the Lebanon for five years
- only strengthened his determination to return & explore its myriad complexities. In the years since his ordeal Mc Carthy travelled through Israel & East Jerusalem from the shores of the Mediterranean to the Bedouin encampments of the Negev desert. His intensely moving encounters with the inhabitants of this beautiful but tormented region reveal the continuing tragedy of the Palestinians who remained in Israel after its formation in 1948
- & who still dare to think of it as home. You Cant Hide the Sun" weaves their vivid testimonies with Mc Carthys own experience of living under constant threat. & in doing so it asks: how can humanity endure in the face of unimaginable oppression & how can any of us thrive without a place of safety?"