[bksvol-discuss] Once in a Promised Land
- From: Jim Baugh <jim.baugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:45:12 -0400
Hi List,
Just submitted Once in a Promised Land by Laila Halaby copyright 2007.
From the Publisher
Once in a Promised Land is the story of a couple, Jassim and Salwa, who
left the deserts of their native Jordan for those of Arizona, each
chasing their own dreams of opportunity and freedom. Although the two
live far from Ground Zero, they cannot escape the nationwide fallout
from 9/11. Jassim, a hydrologist, believes passionately in his mission
to keep the water tables from dropping and make water accessible to all
people, but his work is threatened by an FBI witch hunt for domestic
terrorists. Salwa, a Palestinian now twice displaced, grappling to put
down roots in an inhospitable climate, becomes pregnant against her
husband's wishes and then loses the baby. When Jassim kills a teenage
boy in a terrible accident and Salwa becomes hopelessly entangled with a
shady young American, their tenuous lives in exile and their fragile
marriage begin to unravel . This intimate account of two parallel lives
is an achingly honest look at what it means to straddle cultures, to be
viewed with suspicion, and to struggle to find save haven.
Jim B
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