Mother of Strangers A Novel

At times darkly humorous and ironic but also profoundly moving, this novel based on a true story, follows the lives of a gifted 15-year-old mechanic, Subhi, and 13-year-old Shams, a peasant girl he hopes to marry one day. At first we see the prosperous life of this cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean-with its old cinemas, lively cafes and brothels, open air markets, a bustling port and Jaffa's world famous orange groves-through the lives of the families of Subhi and Shams, but particularly through Subhi. As the story evolves, the indiscriminate bombing of Jaffa and the displacements of Palestinian families begin, and we get a fascinating though dark close-up of how those who remained survived. This novel is a cinematic, though devastating, account of one of the most dramatic and least known chapters of Palestinian history. It is a portrait of a city and a people irrevocably changed.

ISBN:	9780593316559
Publisher:	Pantheon Books
Imprint:	Pantheon Books
Published date:	26 Jul 2022
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	288
Weight:	466g
Height:	150mm
Width:	218mm
Spine width:	34mm

Write a review

Your Name:

Your Review: Note: HTML is not translated!

Rating: Bad           Good

Enter the code in the box below: