Book Review: The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti My Rating***** There are certain books which live with you forever. These are the books which you want to read one more time. While you feel pride in having these books in your bookshelf, you do not want to lend these books to anybody because you feel […]
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Mandeltreet ble gitt ut i USA i 2012 og var Michelle Cohen Corasantis debutroman, en start hun trygt kan være stolt av … Dette er en historie om splittelsen mellom to folk, palestinere og israelere, altså er den uhyre aktuell den dag i dag. Historien i boken starter i 1955 og ender i 2009 – fordelt […]
A poignant story that will reach out to those of us who yearn to see the Middle East conflicts resolved peacefully once and for all.
The Almond Tree by Michele Cohen Corasanti, Book review. Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Garnet Publishing; First Edition edition (September 30, 2012) ISBN-13: 978-1859643297 Also available in KINDLE format SYNOPSIS: Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village, Ichmad Hamid struggles with knowing that he can do nothing to save his friends […]
Tracing The Origin Of Violence
An Interview With Michelle Cohen Coresanti, Author of ‘The Almond Tree’ There could be multiple readings of a novel that deals with conflicts, especially when it is related to recent history. Years of media intervention and endless discussions on the Israel-Palestine issue has seemingly inured the conscience of people who are not directly involved in […]