The Inheritance

by Elyse DeBarre

From Caesarea to Jerusalem, from Rome to Ramallah—the bloodline never broke. It just went underground.

A counter-narrative to Uris' "Exodus".

The Inheritance is a post-WWII short novel set in the final days of British Mandate Palestine. A young doctor arrives in a fractured land and is drawn into a web of shifting allegiances. What begins as a search for clarity becomes a descent into espionage, resistance, and betrayal.

Threaded with emotional stakes and geopolitical tension, the story unfolds against a backdrop of vanishing truths and rising silence. This is not a retelling—it is an inversion.

The Inheritance blends thriller, mystery, mild romance, and symbolic cadence into a tightly wound narrative of survival and witness.

Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 2025

About the author

I'm a classical archaeologist (Roman focus) and biological science degree holder studying Medicine. Since the age of two, I've travelled to 65 countries on every continent and lived in 17 countries on four countries.

My penname is Elyse DeBarre; my scholarly nonfiction is published under "Elizabeth Legge".

MY PUBLICATION LINKS:

You can find my Books2Read fiction author's page at:
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MY SCHOLARLY NONFICTION (ancient Romen archaeology/ancient history/history of medicine) published as "ELIZABETH LEGGE":
Here is my scholarly nonfiction, published as Elizabeth Legge.

Women Physicians in Ancient Rome

Roman Military Medicine from an Archaeological and Historical Perspective

The Structure and Phases of the Castra Praetoria in Rome

The Malhata Fortress on the Roman-Judaean Negev Frontier: Associated with a Roman Road, the Frankincense Trail, and a Princely Fugitive

Herodian Archaeology: Agrippa I of Roman Judaea - - Josephus and the Tel Malhata/Tel El-Milh Site

Herodian Agrippa I: Malatha in Josephus and the Tel Malhata/Tel El-Milh Site

Agrippa I: A Comprehensive Archaeological Study of the Last King of Roman Judaea and a True Crime Inquiry

Gaius Caligula's Reign, Personality and Friendship with M. Julius Agrippa I

Agrippa I's Last Days

Examples for Comparison from Herod I's Archaeological Record

Historical Background for Herodian Agrippa I

Agrippa I

Herodian Archaeology: Agrippa I of Roman Judaea - - Introduction

Herodian Agrippa I Archaeology: Discussion, Conclusion and Reference List