The Scar of David A novel by Susan Abulhawa

$28.95

2007 Winner of the Fiction & Literature, Historic Fiction category in the National Best Book Awards.

Excerpts from review by Judy Greenspan:

How do you clear the debris of misconception and prejudice from people’s minds about one of the most misunderstood struggles in history? More importantly, how do you propel people toward a real understanding of the Palestinian people’s right to their homeland? Susan Abulhawa accomplishes these tasks (and more) with her first novel, The Scar of David.

The Scar of David stands out as more than an impassioned history of the Palestinian people’s struggle for their homeland. It is an intricate tapestry, a living quilt of five generations of Palestinian families, their lives and deaths, their pain and suffering and most importantly their love for their homeland—Palestine.

The reader experiences firsthand the "catastrophe" of Nakba, the heinous forced removal of the Palestinian people from their homes and the establishment of the state of Israel and brings us to the Israeli siege of the city of Jenin.

The Scar of David is a must read for everyone wishing to learn the truth about the Palestinian struggle. As a teacher, I would highly recommend its inclusion in middle school, high school and college classes. As an American Jew, I believe this book should be read by Jewish people everywhere who wish to tackle decades of misconceptions and understand and embrace the Palestinians’ right to return to their homeland. (Read the full review at www.workers.org)

Hardcover, 326pp, Glossary

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