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Loading... Mornings in Jenin (original 2006; edition 2011)by Susan Abulhawa
Work detailsMornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa (2006)
ebook version  velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 |  This book was always going to polarise opinion as I have just seen the proof of from reading the other reviews. If you know your history of the Arab-Israeli conflict there will be no surprises here really. Sometimes the reminiscences of characters can be a little too flowery perhaps, however the story kept turning over nicely and it was a great attempt at four generations in one 300 odd page book. It is difficult to sympathise with the cause of Zionist Israelis the more you learn about this conflict and no I don't think you have to be a HAMS or terrorist supporter to like this novel. If you can't admit that Israel has commited crimes against many Palestinia people then you don't really know much about the conflict probably. Sad to say but it is true. A subject that needs to be explored by bothe writer and reader in more detail. (  ) polarbear123 | Dec 27, 2012 | loved it!!! (  ) georginalyoung | May 27, 2012 | We kicked off with a glass of Champagne, left over from our dinner. Barbara chose this book from a list of top books sent to her by the Book Depository. There were 50 and she narrowed it down to 2. There were strong reviews for both and she chose this one. She liked it, well researched, beautifully written and clever techniques. The story of Hasan and Ari was kindly done towards the Jews. She blended fact and fiction without bias. Others: It was happening as I left school, I knew it was happening and have remembered it. Thought the stolen brother might be a cliché. A bit repetitive Hasan and Aris' friendship beautifully done. Wondered what the authors life was like. Characters a bit flat. Didn't like the mixed 1st and 3rd person in the narrative. Trouble accepting it as fiction. We usually get the British/Israeli perspective so it was good to see it from a Palestinian point of view. Too much emotion at times and too flowery. Too much description. Writing in the Arabic tradition. Enjoyed it. She was almost like an observer. Thought she was using the characters to push a barrow. Very strong, moving and believable, it was how it is. 8.5, 8,7.5, 8.5, 8, 8, 8.5, 6, 9, 7. Av. score 7.9 Warriapendibookclub | Dec 19, 2011 | the back and forth between past and present isn't seemless and makes for difficult reading (  ) Gerlu | Oct 6, 2011 |
 The everyday life of cramped conditions, poverty, restriction, and the fear of soldiers, guns, checkpoints and beatings, would have been enough to make the novel unforgettable, but Abulhawa's writing also shines, at best assured and unsentimental.
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"Palestine, 1941. In the small village of Ein Hod a father leads a procession of his family and workers through the olive groves. As they move through the trees the green fruits drop onto the orchard floor; the ancient cycle of the seasons providing another bountiful harvest. 1948. The Abulheja family are forcibly removed from their ancestral home in Ein Hod and sent to live in a refugee camp in Jenin. Through Amal, the bright granddaughter of the patriarch, we witness the stories of her brothers: one, a stolen boy who becomes an Israeli soldier; the other who in sacrificing everything for the Palestinian cause will become his enemy. Amal's own dramatic story threads its way through six decades of Palestinian-Israeli tension, eventually taking her into exile in Pensylvania in America. Amal's is a story of love and loss, of childhood, marriage and parenthood, and finally the need to share her history with her daughter, to preserve the greatest love she has." -- BOOK JACKET… (more)
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