When the Wind Comes

The novel unfolds through three storylines that gradually intertwine. The framing narrative follows Shulamit Klein, a divorced clinical psychologist with no children, standing at a personal and professional crossroads. Driven by both financial necessity and an emotional need for purpose, she creates a relationship workshop for young adults struggling with intimacy. Their personal stories form the second narrative thread, revealing vulnerability, tension, and shifting power dynamics.
At the heart of the book lies the third storyline: Maya’s story. Under hypnosis, another identity emerges within her—Yael, a Jerusalem student from an Iraqi family, torn between marrying her beloved Rami, who comes from an established Ashkenazi family, against the backdrop of the Yom Kippur War. The interplay between therapy, memory, trauma, and love raises profound questions about the ethical limits of psychological practice, moral responsibility, and the ways the past continues to shape the present.
The novel stands out for its sensitive, fluid, and precise prose, grounded in a deep understanding of psychology and the complexity of the human mind.

Talya Daie is an Israeli author and translator, born in Russia and trained in psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her debut novel, Innocent Script (Cherikover, 1982), received the First Work Prize from the Haim Hazaz Writers’ House in Jerusalem. She has written fiction for both adults and children and has translated classic works from Russian and English.