(Fiction, 352 p. 2024)
In 1950, Yemeni Jews Saida and Yaqub enter into a forbidden romantic relationship in an overcrowded immigrant camp in the newly created State of Israel. Nearly a half century later, Saida’s adult daughter Zohara, now living in New York with little contact with her family, returns to Israel upon receiving word of her mother’s death, and finds herself on an unexpected journey to learn hidden truths about the world she came from.
Discussion Questions
Book Club Kit with Discussion Questions and Recipes from Ayelet Tsabari
Articles and Reviews
Review by Karen E.H. Skinazi, Jewish Journal, September 11, 2024
Review by Ranen Omer-Sherman, Jewish Book Council, September 9, 2024
Review by Jamie Herndon, Hadassah Magazine, August 2024
Review from Publishers Weekly, July 16, 2024
Review from Kirkus Reviews, July 4, 2024
Essay by Ayelet Tsabari, Literary Hub, September 12, 2024
Interviews and Author Appearances
Interview by Simona Zaretsky, Jewish Book Council, September 9, 2024
