Blue between sky and water

Author's name: Susan Abu Al-Hawi

A thrilling and deeply moving novel. If one finds it difficult to live through life's suffering and ups and downs, this powerful and politically charged novel provides it with exciting literary agility. Susan Abulhawa's narrative language is characterized by simplicity and clarity.

In 1948, in the Palestinian village of Beit Daras, lives the Baraka family, including Nazmiya, the eldest daughter, Mamdouh, the brother, Maryam, the dreamy-natured, and their widowed mother. When Israeli occupation forces raid the village and set it ablaze, the family is forced to take the long road to Gaza, a journey that will test their resolve and patience.
Sixty years later, in America, Mamdouh Nour's granddaughter falls in love with a doctor. When she follows him to Gaza, she meets Alwan, who helps Nour.