Song In a Strange Land

About the Book

Fareed Terneash, son of a Christian mother and an atheistic Communist father, leaves behind in Nazareth a broken romance and his appointment as delegate to the communist Youth Conference in Moscow. He travels to the Gaza strip seeking work.

Caught up in the Six-Day war, Fareed is transported to Jordan on the identification papers of a dead man. There his capture, torture, conversion, and eventual ministry among the prisoners end in an unexpected amnesty by the King.

Fareed is released into the streets of Amman without money,lodging or food,in constant danger of being shot or arrested because of his lack of official papers.

Through the help of a Palestinian, he begins work in the palace of a Prince. Later, in a Baptist hospital in the mountains of Ajlun, he ministers to Palestinian commandoes, telling them of his new-found faith.

Fareed´s long-sought passport is issued through intervention of the Jordanian Queen. Thus begins his adventure in America as an eigth-grade dropout entering college.

About the Author

“If you live a long time,” portrait artist Janell Lindsey said, “you can try your hand at all sorts of interesting things. One of my most memorable was writing about Fareed Terneash.” Other “interesting things” are corporation president, technical writer, Mercedes salesman, poet, airline reservation agent, secretary, office manager, columnist/reporter for a weekly newspaper, licensed real estate/insurance agent, speech writer, and portraiture teacher at the Art Institute. Mrs. Lindsey was Augusta campaign headquarters manager for Georgia Governor Carl Sanders, a member of the first Merit Commission, and is listed in “Who’s Who in Georgia” as a ghost writer. Janell and Delta Airline retiree Larry, husband of fifty-seven years, live in South Carolina. They enjoy two sons, two daughters-in-law, six grandchildren, and Italian Greyhounds. This is her first book.