Set in Palestine and Syria, a novel about the most universal emotion of them all: love

Perfect for all those who loved Mornings in Jenin

In the fight for freedom, will he lose his heart?

Omar is an orphaned Palestinian born into chaos, who only has one thing to hold on to: a love that propels him forward and gives him hope.

Nadia is maturing into womanhood in a refugee community in Damascus. can she cope with the tough realities of her world, and break out of her traditional social mold to create her

own destiny?

Heart-breaking and moving, Bitter Almonds is about displacement and exile, family duty and honor, and the universal feelings of love and loss.