A review by naaytaashreads
As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

5.0

“Just on the other side, safety- not freedom. I'm leaving freedom behind, and I can feel the earth's grief when I get out of the car. The tired weeds try to encircle my ankles. begging me to stay. They murmur stories about my ancestors. The ones who stood right where I stand. The ones whose discoveries and civilization encompassed the whole world. The one whose blood runs through my veins. My footprints sink deep into the soil where theirs have long since been washed away. They plead with me: It's your country. This earth belongs to me and my children.”

What a beautiful story no doubt. How something in the times of tragedies and lost could be so painfully beautiful.
Zoulfa did an excellent job in her story writing of the characters, the country and all of their voices.

“And to all the Syrians who loved, lost, lived, and died for Syria. We will come back home one day.”