Cover image for The lemon tree : [kit] an Arab, a Jew, and the heart of the Middle East / Sandy Tolan.
TITLE:
The lemon tree : [kit] an Arab, a Jew, and the heart of the Middle East / Sandy Tolan.
Publication Date:
2006-2007
Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing,
Physical Description:
Books. + 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.
Summary:
In 1967, not long after the Six Day War, a young Arab man named Bashir ventured into the town of Ramla in what is now Jewish Israel, on a pilgrimage to see his childhood home. He was greeted at the door by a young woman named Dalia, who invited him in. This act of kindness in the face of years of animosity and warfare is the starting point for a remarkable true story of two families, one Arab, one Jewish. Their unlikely friendship over the ensuing four decades represents the region's hope for peace, self-determination, and reconciliation.
Audience:
For bookclub participants.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781596913431
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.