This was an emotionally powerful book. There’s layers upon layers and it’s all wonderful. It takes us on a journey, a powerful journey. The Almond Tree is told in 4 different parts. Part 1 starts in 1955, part 2 begins in 1966, three takes us to 1974, and then 4 starts off in 2009. […]
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Review of The Almond Tree by Red Pillows
This is one of the most thought provoking books which will touch you to the depths of your soul much like the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni. A story that puts forth the reality and way of life at the time of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and demonstrates the harsh reality through the eyes of […]
Review of The Almond Tree by A Touch of Book Madness
I was rendered speechless by this book. It is the most beautiful book I’ve a read in a very long time. It’s so incredibly written that you could feel all the pain, hatred, desperation and hope. This story is soul crushing and inspiring and refreshing and most importantly so very truthful. I don’t even […]
Interview with Michelle Cohen Corasanti by The Times Of India
Intolerance is a human being’s biggest weakness and finding peace, his greatest strength. This journey from intolerance to peace is the search for freedom. In her debut novel, ‘The Almond Tree’, Michelle Cohen Corasanti excavates a history that continues to grip the socio-political reality of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle even today. Here, author Michelle Cohen […]
The Almond Tree review by Aayesha Hakim
First things first!! I recommend this riveting book to everyone. You want meaning… this book has it… It’s simply amazing. Very well written… There is no doubt in my mind that Michelle Cohen Corasanti is one of today’s greatest novelists, and most important socio-political commentators. What she’s done with The Almond Tree has highlighted the […]
The Almond Tree review from Prismatic Prospects
The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti My rating: 5 of 5 stars May the battles that we fight be for the advancement of humanity. That’s not a quote from The Almond Tree; it’s the note from the author, Michelle Cohen Corasanti, that accompanied the copy of the book I received: a novel I don’t think would garner so much […]
A few readers have thought that my protagonist is from the West Bank. He is not…
My protagonist is a Palestinian from inside the 1949 armistice lines. This misunderstanding distorts the readers understanding of The Almond Tree. “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking
Review of The Almond Tree by Abhinand Jaguva Blog
Only a brilliant book can make the readers get attached to it as the pages fly by. This is one such book, which I can honestly say is the best ever book I have read since few days. For the very first time I found it hard to pause my reading to catch some […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Illuminati
Who has not read about or heard of the Palestine and the terrible fate that they have been a witness to. Horror stories, anti-establishment activities and human right infringements all in all led to a gruesome tale that is so fresh in our minds that it is hard to just shrug it off. I […]
I Am The Almond Tree essay featured on Knot Magazine
At age sixteen, I wanted nothing more than to leave my home in Utica, New York for some place, any place that would offer freedom and adventure. My parents, liberal, strongly Zionist Jews, were more than protective; the line between mothering and smothering, had become intolerable.
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