The People of Forever Are Not Afraid is the debut novel by Shani Boianjiu, a new young voice from Israel.

The novel tells of three young girls from a tiny Israeli village who go off to do their military service in the Israeli Defense Forces for two years after high school. Yael, Lea and Avishag each have different experiences, yet Boianjiu weaves together a whole picture of what life is like for these girls experiencing hours of endless boredom, and seeing the violence that they witness, each responding in their own way,

She has a fresh voice and it is written in a stream of consciousness style. At times it was fascinating, at other times tedious. As a whole, a worthwhile read.