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"Omar El Akkad has written an impassioned book about the historic and contemporary horrors faced by the Palestinians since they were forced off their homeland by colonial governments and now by Israel. You cannot read this book and ignore Canada..."
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"From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in the heart of an empire that doesn't consider you fully human. On October 25th, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of...
"This novel has an excellent description of key characters and the time and location where they lived. You cannot help cheering for the slave character Jim/James as he strives to change his circumstances to free himself and then his family from s..."
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"A well written story about several characters with a number of issues they need to act on and resolve. The author provides realistic characters and follows their lives over several decades."
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