Ishmael's Oranges
Shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2016 A finalist for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2015 It’s April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa. One minute seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of taking his first harvest from the family’s orange tree; the next he is swept away into a life of exile and rage. Seeking a new beginning in swinging-’60s London, Salim falls in love with Jude. The only problem? Jude is Jewish. A captivating story about love and loss, Ishmael’s Oranges follows the story of two families spanning the crossroad events of modern times, and of the legacy of hatred their children inherit.
320 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2014 by Oneworld · ISBN 9781780746098
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- Ishmael's Oranges · Oneworld · 2015 · ISBN 9781780746098 This page
- Ishmael's Oranges · Oneworld · 2014 · ISBN 9781780744957
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