A rags-to-riches tale with love, suffering, death and justice thrown into the mix.
The Almond Tree
by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
4.6 stars - 214 reviews
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Gifted with a brilliant mind that has made a deep impression on the
elders of his Palestinian village, Ahmed Hamid is nevertheless tormented
by his inability to save his friends and family. Living under
occupation, the inhabitants of the village harbour a constant fear of
losing their homes, jobs, belongings – and each other.
On Ahmed’s twelfth birthday, that fear becomes a reality.
With his father now imprisoned, his family’s home and possessions
confiscated and his siblings quickly succumbing to hatred in the face of
conflict, Ahmed embarks on a journey to liberate his loved ones from
their hardship, using his prodigious intellect. In so doing, he begins
to reclaim a love for others that had been lost over the course of a
childhood rife with violence, and discovers new hope for the future.
One Reviewer Notes:
A must-read for those who are stumbling through the Israeli–Palestinian minefield for the first time and others who know its sorrows all too well.
Washington Report on the Middle East
About the Author
MICHELLE COHEN CORASANTI has a BA from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a MA from Harvard University, both in Middle Eastern Studies. She is, also, a lawyer trained in international and human rights law. A Jewish American, she has lived in France, Spain, Egypt, and England, and spent seven years living in Israel. She currently lives in New York with her family. The Almond Tree is her first novel.
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