By MUHAMMAD HASSAN MIRAJ The book reached me somehow. From Darya Ganj, Delhi to DHA, Islamabad, it was a difficult ride and took almost a month’s time. Writing a review is a formatted job, where set patterns eventually rob the pleasure of reading. But this was never the case with Michelle Cohen Corasanti’s The Almond Tree. […]

 The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti READING novels is not high on my “to do” list, although I have made exceptions for those with social or historical elements. The Almond Tree was one of those exceptions and it turned out to be a moving and powerful novel based on historical events, which the writer […]

 By Abdullah Khan. Before the Zionists came to stake claim on Palestine as ‘a land without people waiting for a people without land’, Palestine was a cosmopolitan, multicultural and multi-religious society with Christians, Muslims and Jews living together peacefully. The creation of Israel in 1948 was the catastrophe for the native Palestinian Christians and Muslims […]

 I won this book in a book giveaway hosted on Anu Reviews. I am so glad I participated. With so many good reviews, it took me almost two months to touch the book as I felt intimidated by the response it received. Would I be able to understand the way other understood? Social media, reviews are […]

 Obama arrived in Jerusalem and shared, before a packed auditorium of youth, a concern that no president in the White House had dared to publicly mention before: “There will be no peace until you can put yourselves in the Palestinians’ shoes and try to see the world through their eyes.” This, which could have been […]

 Michelle Cohen Corasanti debuted as an author with The Almond Tree, a take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from different angles. Born and brought up in a Jewish home, she is familiar with the socio-political and socio-economic scenarios of Israel as well as Palestine. The novel The Almond Tree is a living account of her observations, experiences, memories and moments. […]

 Cometas en el cielo, de Khaled Hosseini, fue la inspiración que llevó a escribir a Michelle Cohen Corasanti, una judía norteamericana, de familia rica, liberal y fervientemente sionista, a quien sus padres enviaron a los 16 años a Israel para que sentara la cabeza pero que acabó convertida en una defensora de la causa palestina. […]

 I can say that “The Almond Tree” was one of the best reads of 2013 for me. You can read my review HERE. It’s such a poignant and inspirational book! Here, I’m in conversation with “Michelle Cohen Corasanti” author of The Almond Tree. First of all, a very warm welcome to my blog. Thank you so much. I […]

 Welcome to b00k r3vi3ws. It is a pleasure to have you here. What would you say the true essence of your book is? The true essence of The Almond Tree is that we should celebrate differences and find our common humanity. It’s about peace, love and tolerance. How do you think your education and your […]