The Lilac Girl by Ibtisam Barakat

Description

Bookland Press, paperback

Illustrated by Sinan Hallaq

Publication Date: May 15, 2024

Publisher Marketing: The Lilac Girl is a beautifully written and illustrated imaginative story about the departure of renowned Palestinian artist and educator Tamam Al-Akhal from the city of Jaffa where she was born. The story portrays Tamam as a young girl who dreams about returning to her first home, which she has been away from for 75 years, since the Palestinian Nakba.

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