Ishmael's Oranges

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Shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2016

A finalist for the Authors" Club Best First Novel Award 2015

It"s April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa.

One minute seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of taking his first harvest from the family"s orange tree; the next he is swept away into a life of exile and rage. Seeking a new beginning in swinging-"60s London, Salim falls in love with Jude. The only problem? Jude is Jewish.

A captivating story about love and loss, Ishmael"s Oranges follows the story of two families spanning the crossroad events of modern times, and of the legacy of hatred their children inherit.

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