Description
Recasting the story of the Holy Family within the lived realities of Arab Jerusalem, this award-winning novel follows Ibrahim, who abandons his beloved Mariam and the ideals that once shaped his life, only to spend decades chasing wealth and distance from the past. When he returns to Ramallah thirty years later, lonely and disillusioned, he embarks on a searching journey across the West Bank and into Israel to find Mariam—and to confront what his choices have cost. As he moves through a landscape marked by occupation, memory, and spiritual longing, he encounters his son Michael, whose unusual gifts reveal what has been hidden and what has been lost. Blending lyrical storytelling with religious and political symbolism, the book explores themes of covenant and belonging, the burdens of history, and the possibility of liberation for individuals as well as a people.
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paperback
Interlink
Published Oct 11, 2007
264 pages
ISBN: 9781566566995
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Details
First Published
2007
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Image, the Icon, and the Covenant by Sahar Khalifeh.