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Day in the Life of Abed Salama, A: A Palestine Story

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Day in the Life of Abed Salama, A: A Palestine Story

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SKU: 9780241702208 Category: Product ID: 795954

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Title: Day in the Life of Abed Salama, A: A Palestine Story
Author: THRALL NATHAN
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 06/02/2024
Imprint: ALLEN LANE
Price: $37.00
Publishing status: Active

A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision

Milad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits- his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a journey to learn Milad’s fate, navigating a maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must face as a Palestinian.

Interwoven with Abed’s odyssey are the stories of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and pasts unexpectedly converge- a kindergarten teacher and a mechanic who rescue children from the burning bus; an Israeli army commander and a Palestinian official who confront the aftermath at the scene of the crash; a settler paramedic; ultra-Orthodox emergency service workers; and two mothers who each hope to claim one severely injured boy.

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama is a deeply immersive, stunningly detailed portrait of life in Israel and Palestine, and an illumination of the reality of one of the most contested places on earth.

ISBN: 9780241702208
Pages: 272