Transcending the particulars of politics, this illuminating and timely book provides a telling glimpse into a little-known culture that has become an increasingly important part of the puzzle of world peace. Her memoirs, Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood (2007), and Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine (2016), received much critical acclaim. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words, and as language becomes her refuge, allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world, it becomes her true home. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is separated from her family the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. Just forget!" But I do not want to do what Mother says. Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood Author / Artist: Ibtsisam Barakat (Author) Publishing Info: Melanie Kroupa Books 2007. Ibtisam Barakat writes an inspiring story of how life must go on even in a country where the threat of war is about them every day. "When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says.
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