The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Susan Abulhawa
• Title: The Blue Between Sky and Water
• Publisher: ‎ Mornings in Jenin, LLC (August 2, 2022)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Trade Paperback – 329 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0578295180
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0578295183
• Item Weight: ‎ .85 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 5.25 x 0.8 x 8.0 inches
• Book Condition: New / Like New – Excellent
• Cover Condition: Excellent

Synopsis:

In the small Palestinian farming village of Beit Daras, the women of the Baraka family inspire awe. Nazmiyeh is brazen and fiercely protective of her clairvoyant little sister, Mariam, with her mismatched eyes, and of their mother, Um Mahmoud, known for the fearsome djinn that sometimes possesses her. When the family is forced by the newly formed State of Israel to leave their ancestral home, only Nazmiyeh and her brother survive the long road to Gaza. Amidst the violence and fragility of the refugee camp, Nazmiyeh builds a family, navigates crises, and nurtures what remains of Beit Daras's community. But her brother continues his exile's journey to America, where, upon his death, his granddaughter Nur grows up alone, in a different kind of exile, the longing for family and roots eventually beckoning her to Gaza.

Internationally bestselling author Susan Abulhawa's powerful new novel explores the legacy of dispossession across continents and generations. With devastatingly clear-eyed vision of political and personal trauma, The Blue Between Sky and Water is the story of flawed yet profoundly courageous women, of separation and heartache, endurance and renewal.

About the Author:

Susan Abulhawa is a novelist, poet, essayist, scientist, human and animal rights activist, and mother. Her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, was translated into 30 languages and is considered a classic in Palestinian literature. Her most recent, Against the Loveless World, likewise received literary acclaim and was lauded as a "masterpiece." The number of books sold and linguistic reach of her books have made Abulhawa the most widely read Palestinian author of all time.

In 2001, Abulhawa founded Playgrounds for Palestine, an international children's NGO upholding the Right to Play for Palestinian children. She is also the Executive Director of the 'Palestine Writes Literature Festival.

Other works by Abulhawa include The Blue Between Sky and Water (Bloomsbury, 2015), My Voice Sought the Wind (poetry, Just World Books, 2013), and several anthologies.