The Blue Between Sky and Water
By Susan Abulhawa
This novel is the story of Nur, an American Palestinian woman who finds her way back to Gaza as an adult.
The book starts in the past, in the Palestinian village of her ancestors before the state of Israel was created after WWII. The story tells of the destruction of their village and way of life and their subsequent life in the refugee camps in Gaza. Nur's parents end up leaving Gaza, eventually ending up in the U.S. Nur's childhood is strongly influenced by her Palestinian grandfather, but after he dies she ends up for a while with her uncaring mother, and then in several foster homes. Finally, she goes back to Palestine as a psychologist, to help trauma victims.
By fate, she ends up reunited with her real family and she starts to heal her own trauma from her childhood loss and abuse.
Rating: 4/5
Recommendation: A good introduction to the horrors of life as a Palestinian in the reign of Israel.
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