“I found myself gasping for air, overwhelmed almost reduced to tears.”

“Nothing short of breathtaking… I could not put the book down and I knew I had to finish it. There was something in those pages that would matter in my life. And it was true.”

“…Spellbinding… Brilliant.. Mind-blowing… Remarkable…” “It has been a very long time since a book pulled me in as far as The Almond …did, and an even longer time since a book has made me cry.”

“… a fascinating and, for me, eye-opening read which I won’t soon forget.”

“Excellent. Heart-breaking. Absolutely amazing. I could not put this down. The author does an incredible job drawing you in right from the start.”

“Rarely does a reader encounter a first novel so rich in irony, compassion, power, and the sheer beauty of timeless and universal truths. “…her powerful prose and compelling characters raises The Almond Tree to the status of epic”

“…reads like a treatise on love and peace…” “It ‘shines light’.”

“…a brilliantly written novel…” “The Almond Tree will stay with me for a long time… the story is so compelling and left me with so much to ponder regarding the human condition and regarding loss (in all of its forms) and regarding dignity and redemption. Michelle Cohen Corasanti is masterful with her word-images. I highly […]

“… profound and finely crafted… This intimate tale of love and loss and awareness shines a greater understanding of the personal toll of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.”