Salt Houses by Hala Alyan (English) Paperback Book

Description: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan Scattering to Beirut, Paris and Boston, Alias children begin families of their own, once more navigating the burdens and blessings of beginning again. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Spanning fifty years, Salt Houses is a devastating and lyrical debut about one family in the wake of war, about needing to remember, and learning to forget.A piercingly elegant novel . . . with the power to both break and mend your heart. Ru Freeman, author of On Sal Mal LaneEpic in scope and uniquely relevant in its concern for displacement. Particularly well-suited for our times, then. RedWhere do you go when you cant go home?On the eve of her daughter Alias wedding, Salma reads the girls future in a cup of coffee dregs.Although she keeps her predictions to herself that day, they soon come to pass in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967. Caught up in the resistance, Alias brother disappears, while Alia and her husband move from Nablus to Kuwait City. Reluctantly they build a life, torn between needing to remember and learning to forget.When Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait, Alia and her family yet again lose their home, their land, and their story as they know it. Scattering to Beirut, Paris and Boston, Alias children begin families of their own, once more navigating the burdens and blessings of beginning again. Notes A debut novel spanning 50 years, set in the Middle East, France and America, now in paperback. Author Biography Hala Alyan was born in 1986. After living invarious parts of the Middle East, she completed a doctorate in clinical psychology at NYU and is now in private practice. She has been published in Guernica and other literary journals, and is the award-winning author of three poetry collections. Review Salt Houses is a piercingly elegant novel that registers Palestine with deep resonance for what it is: a once beloved home, known, lost, and re-imagined into life. A place where families decide between security and happiness, religion and heritage, where war is constant, yet peace is found. In the exquisite prose of a poet, Hala Alyan shows how we carry our origins in our hearts wherever we may roam, and how that history is calibrated by the places we choose to put down roots. This is a book with the power to both break and mend your heart. -- Ru Freeman, author of On Sal Mal LaneA fiercely-told story of a family fleeing and rebuilding their lives. * Good Housekeeping *Heartbreaking. * Stylist *Hala Alyans Salt Houses flies like a searchlight between history and fiction, unearthing the life of a single displaced Palestinian family among the rubble and illuminating it so deeply, so brilliantly, we cannot help but connect the storys richly imagined past to our very real present. -- Mira Jacob, author of THE SLEEPWALKERS GUIDE TO DANCING Upon finishing I was quite overwhelmed by the impact of what was a masterfully written exploration into the mystery of identity rooted in place, family and memory, and the opportunity for redemption and healing through new generations… A moving and skilfully executed novel, Alyans debut is well worth discovering. * CultureFly * Promotional Spanning fifty years, Salt Houses is a devastating and lyrical debut about one family in the wake of war, about needing to remember, and learning to forget. Review Text Salt Houses is a piercingly elegant novel that registers Palestine with deep resonance for what it is: a once beloved home, known, lost, and re-imagined into life. A place where families decide between security and happiness, religion and heritage, where war is constant, yet peace is found. In the exquisite prose of a poet, Hala Alyan shows how we carry our origins in our hearts wherever we may roam, and how that history is calibrated by the places we choose to put down roots. This is a book with the power to both break and mend your heart. Review Quote Heartbreaking. Promotional "Headline" Spanning fifty years, Salt Houses is a devastating and lyrical debut about one family in the wake of war, about needing to remember, and learning to forget. Details ISBN0099510936 Author Hala Alyan Publisher Cornerstone Year 2018 ISBN-10 0099510936 ISBN-13 9780099510932 Format Paperback Imprint Windmill Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 320 Media Book Publication Date 2018-03-15 Language English UK Release Date 2018-03-15 AU Release Date 2018-03-15 NZ Release Date 2018-03-15 Alternative 9781473538191 DEWEY 813/.6 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123840950;

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