A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that could do for Palestine what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan. Set against one of the twentieth century's most intractable political conflicts, Mornings in Jenin is a deeply human novel - a novel of history, identity, friendship, love, terrorism, surrender, courage, and hope. Its power forces us to take a fresh look at one of the defining conflicts of our lifetimes.
A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel, spanning three generations of a Palestinian family through love and loss, war and oppression
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'A powerful and passionate insight into what many Palestinians have had to endure' Michael Palin
'Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior' Alice Walker
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Palestine, 1948. A mother clutches her baby son as Israeli soldiers march through the village of Ein Hod. In a split second, he is snatched from her arms - and the fate of the Abulheja family is changed forever.
Mornings in Jenin is a devastating novel of love and loss, war and oppression, heartbreak and hope, spanning five countries and four generations of one of the most intractable conflicts of our lifetime.
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Readers love Mornings in Jenin 'The most heartbreaking novel I have ever, so far, come to read' Goodreads review, 5 stars 'Within the sadness of its pages glimmers hope for reconciliation and peace' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'The perfect example of how fiction has the power to change and inform us' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Tragic, powerful, haunting, enlightening, absorbing and devastating' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'It made me weep every few pages, laugh out loud on others … A truly great read' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
