PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781780746098
- Categories BX, BXOS, F GEN, Fiction, General Fiction
- Author(s) Claire Hajaj
- Publisher Oneworld Publications
- Pages 336
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 12.9cm x 2.4cm x 19.8cm
- Weight 0.318 kg
product description
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.