Posted by Chava Lansky
Ishmael’s Oranges by debut novelist Claire Hajaj tells the parallel stories of Salim and Jude. Salim is a young Palestinian boy living in Jaffa who’s life is thrown upside-down in 1948. Jude is a Jewish girl living with her family, all of whom are Holocaust survivors, in the north of England. Their paths collide in 1960s London where they fall in love despite the many challenges their backgrounds provide. Hajaj follows the journey of those cast adrift by war and the individual and universal conflicts that ensue. The beautiful cover illustration depicts the detachment and anonymity of a life in exile.
Related Content
- A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
- Day After Night by Anita Diamant
- The Loves of Judith by Meir Shalev
Hailing from Amherst, MA, Chava Lansky is a student at Barnard College, where she studies English Literature and Dance, and interns for the Jewish Book Council.