{"product_id":"mornings-in-jenin-susan-abulhawa-paperback-1","title":"Mornings in Jenin -- Susan Abulhawa, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A major writer of our time.\" --Alice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 20th anniversary edition of one of the biggest contributions to anglophone Palestinian literature, with over a million copies sold worldwide, featuring a new introduction from Maaza Mengiste.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMornings in Jenin\u003c\/i\u003e tells the \"powerful and passionate\" (Michael Palin, actor and bestselling author) story of Amal, one of three Palestinian siblings, born in the Jenin refugee camp to parents displaced from their ancestral village in 1948 by the newly formed Jewish state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amal grows up in the shadow of a family and community shattered by loss--of home, country, heritage. Her brother Ismael is stolen as an infant and raised as an Israeli soldier named David. Her older, beloved brother Yousef is transformed from professor to prisoner to fighter. Through war, occupation, and exile, over the course of six decades, three continents, and four generations, Amal emerges as the family's heart--a girl who was read poetry by her father, a woman who finds love only to lose it in the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and a mother raising her daughter Sara alone in America while carrying the weight of a homeland she cannot reclaim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When her brother David finally appears, searching for his origins, the three siblings' fractured lives converge in a powerful reckoning with identity, belonging, and the brutal price of a colonial injustice that has defined them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Abulhawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668242070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003esusan abulhawa is a novelist, poet, essayist, scientist, mother, and activist. She was born to refugees of the Six-Day War of 1967, when her family's land was seized and Israel captured what remained of Palestine. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMornings in Jenin\u003c\/i\u003e, translated into thirty languages, has sold over a million copies worldwide and is considered a classic in Palestinian literature. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Between Sky and Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Loveless World\u003c\/i\u003e, an Aspen Words Literary Prize and Atheneum Prize finalist and winner of the Arab American Book Award and the Palestine Book Award, along with, most recently, the short story collection she edited of writers from Gaza, \u003ci\u003eEvery Moment is a Life\u003c\/i\u003e. abulhawa is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, a children's organization dedicated to uplifting Palestinian children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Abulhawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67705600508132,"sku":"9781668242070","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781668242070.jpg?v=1792569351","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/mornings-in-jenin-susan-abulhawa-paperback-1","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}