![]() ![]() His mother, on the other hand, holds resentment for everything inflicted on the family, and never fails to verbalize her feelings. ![]() ![]() In a world where the Palestinians have no stronghold over their homes, their belongings and their lives, Ichmad’s father directs him, through correspondence, to take the more peaceful route, and not to harbor hatred in the face of extreme adversity. These events are the beginning of Ichmad’s emotional and physical journey to try to improve the condition of his family, although the odds are against his succeeding. At the age of twelve his life and the lives of his family members are uprooted with the confiscation of their home, and with his father being jailed for terrorism. Ichmad is a brilliant boy, with a mind that is infused with mathematical genius. The story is a haunting reflection on Ichmad Hamid’s family and the events that controlled their lives. The Almond Tree, by Michelle Cohen Corasanti is a brilliantly written novel of courage, loss and redemption in a world that constantly shatters the lives of those living on occupied land. ![]()
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