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.
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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
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.
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
Mornings in Jenin features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Mornings in Jenin is available in Paperback
Mornings in Jenin was written by Susan Abulhawa and published by Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Mornings in Jenin has 352 pages
£8.99
