{"product_id":"mother-of-strangers-suad-amiry","title":"Mother of Strangers;  Suad Amiry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in Jaffa in 1947-51, this fable-like novel is a heartbreaking tale of young love during the beginning of the destruction of Palestine and displacement of its people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt times darkly humorous and ironic but also profoundly moving, this novel based on a true story, follows the lives of a gifted 15-year-old mechanic, Subhi, and 13-year-old Shams, a peasant girl he hopes to marry one day. At first we see the prosperous life of this cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean--with its old cinemas, lively cafes and brothels, open air markets, a bustling port and Jaffa's world famous orange groves--through the lives of the families of Subhi and Shams, but particularly through Subhi. As the story evolves, the indiscriminate bombing of Jaffa and the displacements of Palestinian families begin, and we get a fascinating though dark close-up of how those who remained survived. This novel is a cinematic, though devastating, account of one of the most dramatic and least known chapters of Palestinian history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a portrait of a city and a people irrevocably changed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 2, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuad Amiry (Arabic: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4092028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eسعاد العامري\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is a Palestinian writer and architect has been living in Ramallah since 1981.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Damascus, Amiry grew up between Amman, Damascus, Beirut and Cairo. She studied architecture at the American University of Beirut, Michigan, US, and in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmiry is author of the well-known book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon and My Mother-in-Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which has been translated into 17 languages and was awarded the prestigious 2004 Viareggio Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is the founder and Director of the Riwaq: Centre for Architectural Conservation. Amiry is the vice-president of the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer book Menopausal Palestine: Women at the Edge was published in India by Women Unlimited (2010) Her latest book Nothing to Lose But your Life, has been published by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation April 2010. Amiry lives in Ramallah with her husband, the academic and political activist Salim Tamari.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601592750402,"sku":"","price":7.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/motherofstrangers.jpg?v=1747326454","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/mother-of-strangers-suad-amiry","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}