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 […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Senthilkumar
‘..The book will be a best seller of the decade…’ Huffington Post was right! This would be a best seller for sure. An awesome debut by any standards, this is a story that would resonate with the reader no matter where he is from. The purpose of literature would be to the serve in […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Reclusive Eudaemon
I wish I had written this review sooner after finishing the book, but once I postpone something, I postpone it big! My thoughts may not be as fresh anymore, but my amazement at this story continues to stay the same. Hopefully I remember everything I wanted to say when I’d just read it (: […]
Review of The Almond Tree by The Readdicts
This. Yes, this. This is exactly the kind of story I need to read. If I had to pick one single genre to read for the rest of my life, it would be this. The simple and sole reason I picked up The Almond Tree to read was because it was spoken of on […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Live Your Life
Against a background torn from the pages of todays headlines, The Almond Tree, by Michelle Cohen Corasanti, recasts the Palestinians in Israel and Gaza, a people frequently in the news, but often misrepresented and deeply misunderstood. This stunning debut conveys a universal story of human courage and perseverance. Comparable to Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Travel Tales From India
The Almond Tree is the debut novel of Michelle Cohen Corasanti. I was quite intrigued by the fact that Corasanti is a female Jew who writes this book in the voice of a Palestine male! To begin with I was not sure if it could be done but after reading the book I have […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Jyothis’ Day Out
This is the story of a young Palestinian boy who makes a mark in this world with his intelligence and resilience. Even with the army throwing obstacles along his entire path, Ichmad manages to get himself and his family into a better future. The story begins with a 12 year old Ichmad witnessing the […]
The Almond Tree humanizes a culture.
The Almond Tree humanizes a culture and brings characters from a distant land to life. Name: The Almond Tree Author: Michelle Cohen Corasanti Publisher: FINGERPRINT Page Count: 352 Back cover says: Against a background torn from the pages of today’s headlines, The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti recasts the Palestinians in Israel and Gaza, a people […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Tarang
Finished reading “The Almond Tree” by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. I’m so glad I read this book and for that I would like to thank Mr. Yawar Khan and Finger Print Publishing for giving me this opportunity! I am an avid reader but I’m very selective about books. I’ve kept myself restricted to contemporary women/romance […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Kitaab Review
The bewitching debut novel ‘The Almond Tree’ of the Jewish American author Michelle Cohen Corasanti, a Jewish American is a busy story. Buzzing as it is with its dozen odd characters, mostly members of Ahmed’s family, his friends and mentors, who is the narrator of this saga, this is a heart wrenching account of […]