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A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that could do for Palestine what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan. Forcibly removed from the ancient village of Ein Hod by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948, the Abulhejas are moved into the Jenin refugee camp. There, exiled from his beloved olive groves, the family patriarch languishes of a broken heart, his eldest son fathers a family and falls victim to an Israeli bullet, and his grandchildren struggle against tragedy toward freedom, peace, and home. This is the Palestinian story, told as never before, through four generations of a single family. The very precariousness of existence in the camps quickens life itself. Amal, the patriarch's bright granddaughter, feels this with certainty when she discovers the joys of young friendship and first love and especially when she loses her adored father, who read to her daily as a young girl in the quiet of the early dawn.
About the Author
susan abulhawa is novelist, poet, essayist, scientist, activist, and mother. She is Palestinian, whose family was driven out of their home when Israel launched the war of 1967, capturing what remained of Palestine, including Jerusalem. Her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin (Bloomsbury 2010) was an international bestseller, translated into 30 languages. The Blue Between Sky and Water (Bloomsbury 2015) was likewise a bestseller, translated into 20 languages. Her third novel, Against The Loveless World is forthcoming in August 2020.abulhawa is also the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, a children's organization dedicated to upholding The Right to Play for Palestinian children. Other words include My Voice Sought the Wind (poetry, Just World Books, 2013) , and several anthologies.
