Once in a Promised Land: A Novel
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Book Description
They say there was or there wasn't in olden times a story as old as life, as young as this moment, a story that is yours and is mine.
Once in a Promised Land is the story of Jassim and Salwa, who left the deserts of their native Jordan for those of Arizona, each chasing mirages of opportunity and freedom. Although the couple live far from Ground Zero, they cannot escape the dust cloud of p... More
Once in a Promised Land is the story of Jassim and Salwa, who left the deserts of their native Jordan for those of Arizona, each chasing mirages of opportunity and freedom. Although the couple live far from Ground Zero, they cannot escape the dust cloud of p... More
Book Information
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Binding | Paperback (6 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 352 |
ISBN-10 | 0807083917 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0807083918 |
Publication Date | 01/15/2008 |
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7/26/2007 Sondra LaBrie said:
tags: I Read
Something about the cover made me pick up this book. You see the man swimming in the water but the shadow is of an airplane. At first I didn't notice the plane but the book slowly incorporates the two - water and the attacks of September 11th - to shadow the story of Jassim and his wife Salwa. S... more
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