The Almond Tree is set in Palestine and takes place over a period of about 70 years. The conflict between Israel and Palestine plays a major role in the story. The Hamid family experience loss of property, loss of life and loss of freedom. They are also forced to work for the Israeli’s their […]

  I’m just going to say it: you need to read this book. It is an incredible journey of love, fear, and humanity. I climbed our almond tree. Abbas and I had named her Shahida, “witness,” because we spent so many hours in her watching the Arabs and Jews that she felt like a playmate […]

  This was a great historical fiction read about Israel from 1948 until modern day from a Palestinian viewpoint. Having visited Israel, I was fascinated by this story and have never read one like it. The Gaza situation of 2009 is heartbreaking and I was left wondering what can be done to end the bitter […]

  This was a very wonderful debut novel. It was a thought provoking book, which helped me further understand the hardships in the Middle East. With heart-wrenching details, author Michelle Cohen Corasanti wrote a very beautiful tale of a young boy living in Palestine that quickly captured my heart. The story and characters in this […]

  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. […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]