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sarahmareacarr's review against another edition
4.0
Powerful account of one family's displacement and dispossession during the nakba, and the way it shaped their lives.
hollyfromthebigsky's review
3.0
This is a fascinating book that gives a human face to the Palestinian "side" of the Israel-Palestine conflict. So often we in the west are quick to assume that Palestine = suicidal terrorists = "bad". But there is so much more to the story than our news bites and "info-tainment" would have us believe.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interesting in middle-east conflict/history or personal accounts of displacement and shattered cultural identity. I think it can speak to people on a variety of levels...a very good book.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interesting in middle-east conflict/history or personal accounts of displacement and shattered cultural identity. I think it can speak to people on a variety of levels...a very good book.
jiujensu's review
5.0
This is an excellent memoir and explores the refugees' feelings of where exactly they feel they belong. There is also a lot of good info on the Nakba as she and the people around her experienced it. I recommend it for understanding the conflict, especially since it is a Palestinian voice (a voice rarely heard in the US).
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