A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel, spanning three generations of a Palestinian family through love and loss, war and oppression

A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel, spanning three generations of a Palestinian family through love and loss, war and oppression

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THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

‘A powerful and passionate insight into what many Palestinians have had to endure’ Michael Palin

‘Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior’ Alice Walker


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Palestine, 1948. A mother clutches her baby son as Israeli soldiers march through the village of Ein Hod. In a split second, he is snatched from her arms – and the fate of the Abulheja family is changed forever.

Mornings in Jenin is a devastating novel of love and loss, war and oppression, heartbreak and hope, spanning five countries and four generations of one of the most intractable conflicts of our lifetime.

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Readers love Mornings in Jenin
‘The most heartbreaking novel I have ever, so far, come to read’ Goodreads review, 5 stars
‘Within the sadness of its pages glimmers hope for reconciliation and peace’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘The perfect example of how fiction has the power to change and inform us’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Tragic, powerful, haunting, enlightening, absorbing and devastating’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘It made me weep every few pages, laugh out loud on others … A truly great read’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

"One of the most thought-provoking books I've read ... written with passion and honesty, and poetry" - Daily Mail

"Abulhawa’s writing shines ... Friendship, adolescence, love: ordinary events, offset against extraordinary circumstances, make the story live" - Independent

"The writer’s pain – and the beauty of her prose – are very real" - Daily Telegraph

"Powerful and moving" - Stylist