![]() ![]() Teacher Mohammad teaches Ichmad at night to neuter his talent for math and physics and convinces him to enter a math competition in Jerusalem where he wins a scholarship to the Hebrew University. Ichmad and younger brother Abass go work in construction and must abandon their education to the chagrin of their former teacher. But even that can’t last and the home is soon destroyed and his father sent to jail. Quickly, we see him pushed off the land by Israeli soldiers and into a one-room house for his family. The book starts with his family living on the orange farm in Palestine where his family has owned for decades. The Almond Tree follows the character of Ichmad Hamid throughout his life. ![]() Though I received a free copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads program, that has had no affect on my review of the book. If the adage that everyone has a book in them, this was hers. The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen CorasantiĬohen Corasanti’s first book is based strongly on her experiences living in Israel during high school and university. ![]()
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