A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel, spanning three generations of a Palestinian family through love and loss, war and oppression
OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
'A powerful and passionate insight into what many Palestinians have had to endure' Michael Palin
'Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior' Alice Walker
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Palestine, 1948. A mother clutches her baby son as Israeli soldiers march through the village of Ein Hod. In a split second, he is snatched from her arms - and the fate of the Abulheja family is changed forever.
Mornings in Jenin is a devastating novel of love and loss, war and oppression, heartbreak and hope, spanning five countries and four generations of one of the most intractable conflicts of our lifetime.
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Readers love Mornings in Jenin
'The most heartbreaking novel I have ever, so far, come to read' Goodreads review, 5 stars
'Within the sadness of its pages glimmers hope for reconciliation and peace' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'The perfect example of how fiction has the power to change and inform us' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'Tragic, powerful, haunting, enlightening, absorbing and devastating' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'It made me weep every few pages, laugh out loud on others ... A truly great read' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
About the Author
Susan Abulhawa was born to Palestinian refugees of the 1967 war. Currently living in Pennsylvania with her daughter, she is a human rights activist and frequent political commentator. She is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, an organization dedicated to upholding Palestinian children's Right to Play. Her first novel, Mornings in Jenin, was an international bestseller, with rights sold in twenty-six languages. Along with The Blue Between Sky and Water, she is most recently the author of Against the Loveless World, a finalist for the Aspen Words Prize and winner of the 2021 Palestine Book Award and the 2021 Arab American Book Award.
Industry Reviews
Never before have I read such a fascinating novel about Palestine and Israel. It affected me emotionally in a way only great novels can -- Henning Mankell
A powerful and passionate insight into what many Palestinians have had to endure since the state of Israel was created. Susan Abulhawa guides us through traumatic events with anger and great tenderness too, creating unforgettable images of a world in which humanity and inhumanity, selflessness and selfishness, love and hate grow so close to each other -- Michael Palin
Abulhawa looks into the darkest crevices of lives, conflicts, horrendous injustices, and dares to shine light that can illuminate hidden worlds for us, who are too often oblivious. A major writer of our time, to read Abulhawa is to begin to understand not simply the misinformation we have received for decades about what has gone on in Palestine and the Middle East, but to come to terms with our own resistance to feeling the terror of our own fear of Truth -- Alice Walker
When we grow numb to horror, when our minds slam shut in shock and denial, sometimes a story can slip to reawaken our humanity. This is that story, never more relevant, and my heart is stronger for reading it -- Laline Paull
One of the most thought-provoking books I've read ... written with passion and honesty, and poetry * Daily Mail *
A heart-shattering novel, timeless in its truth -- Fatima Bhutto
