The perfect read to end my 2015 Reading Challenge! Book #52…
If you don’t have any idea about the Palestine-Israeli conflict, this book offers an excellent introduction about it and about the suffering of the people of Palestine.
1947 — the year that was — for the Jewish, the creation of their homeland, the state of Israel; for the Palestinians, the year their land was taken from them, the year they became refugees.
This is such a powerful story about the sufferings of the Palestinians in the hands of the Israelis that will leave you raging with emotions that I have to keep reminding myself that it was a work of fiction (though most happenings were based on facts).
A beautifully written book that gave me a different view about the Palestinian people and everything they have lost. It’s one of the most heart-breaking books I’ve ever read, I recommend it to everyone.
What a perfect read to complete my 2015 Reading Challenge! 🙂
Favorite quotes : ““Always” was a good word to believe in.”
“He brushed his lips against mine, pulled me closer, and I felt as if I had lived all my life for that kiss.”
“I was a word drained of its meaning. A woman emptied of her past. The truth is that I wanted to be someone else.”
“Baba’s absence since the war had grown as big as the ocean and all its fishes. As big as the sky and earth and all their birds and trees. The hurt in my heart was as big as the universe and all its planets.”
Rating : 5/5 stars
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