About this book
Overview
Jaffa, 1947-51. With a thriving orange export business, Jaffa has been a city where Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived peacefully together. Bombardment of the city began in April 1948: neighborhoods flattened, families removed from their homes and separated. Follow a 15-year-old engineer, Subhi, and the 13 year old girl, Shams, he hopes one day to marry. Facing constant danger of arrest and incarceration, they face life during a seminal moment in the history of the Middle East. -- adapted from jacket
