"Few Palestinians have opened their minds and hearts with such frankness."--New York Times

"Shehadeh writes beautifully, his language infused with a lyrical, melancholic sense of loss"--Sunday Telegraph

"Shehadeh writes with great clarity and simplicity, but no bitterness about the unhappy history of his family and country."--Independent

When conflicts become entrenched over generations, the language of war infiltrates everyday life, concealing destruction and hardening positions. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East.

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