Susan Abulhawa brings a raw humanity and delicate authority to the story of Palestine in this devastatingly beautiful tale.
Susan Abulhawa brings a raw humanity and delicate authority to the story of Palestine in this devastatingly beautiful tale.
- ISBN:
- 9781408865118
- 9781408865118
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Publication Date:
- 23-04-2015
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x153mm
- Weight:
- 0.46kg
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"The Blue Between Sky and Water" by Susan Abulhawa follows a Palestinian family from a rural village who are forced into refugee camps in Gaza, due to the ongoing tension between Palestine and Israel.
The book particularly follows the women of the family who must be strong in the face of such adversity. There is Mariam who wants nothing more than to go to school and learn to read and write. There is Nazmiyeh who looks after most of the family when her mother becomes mentally imbalanced after her husband dies. While telling the harrowing story of the men involved too, Abulhawa paints the strongest picture of the women who must try to keep family life together while also being the breadwinners (the whole family doesn't have much and need each other in their time of struggle).
This is a very emotional book set in true times of trouble and turmoil, brimming with suffering but also joy and love. Warning: not to be read without a nice cup of tea to offset your heavy heart and (for some) a tissue box. But most importantly this book is well worth it.
The story is engaging (albeit at times written with an almost plain tone) but as a reader you also learn so much about how others live their lives and the different circumstances we all must face.
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