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Ever Land

'Ambitious and complex but handled with impressive ease' ROSE TREMAIN

It is the year 2000 when Dinah, a Jewish teenager from London, arrives in Israel with her family. Still reeling from the death of her beloved dad, the idea of having to start all over again daunts her. Dinah isn’t quite sure what to make of this seemingly pristine place: her new life seems soulless and suffocating.

Another teenager, Safa, watches Dinah settle in. A fourteen-year-old Palestinian who was shot and killed decades ago in the Six Day War, Safa is caught in a limbo which she calls the ‘In-Between’. She is unable to fully pass on without knowing what happened to her younger sister, Nur, who is still alive somewhere. Thirty-three years after her death, the possibility of finding her is suddenly within reach – but she needs Dinah to help her.

Alternating between past and present, and between Safa and Dinah, Ever Land is a gripping and powerful story that sheds light on the ongoing occupation of Palestine. It is a tale of belonging and identity, of devastation and displacement and – ultimately – of the enduring universality of humanity and love.

About Amy Abdelnoor

Amy Abdelnoor is an Arab British author and English teacher. She lived in the West Bank and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon in the early 2000s, where she found the inspiration for the novel. Amy was shortlisted for the 2023 Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize with her first iteration of Ever Land.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781804955468
  • Length: 384 pages
  • Price: £8.99
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