Europe Books: Build universes

In December 2013, the author stood underneath wire-netting constructed by Palestinians to protect themselves from garbage and human wastes, thrown onto the streets below by illegal Israeli settlers, often hitting Palestinians. This cruel and puzzling behavior led her to reflect on an imagined dialogue between two girls of eight years old, whose stories haunt each other over time, through their growth into adulthood. This imagined conversation reveals their common humanity, raises questions about the boundary between good and evil and prompts questions about how accepting similarities in family traditions and ethnic practices might help overcome conflicts through peaceful dialogue and mutual acceptance. A moving and touching portrait and slice of life revealed through the girls' eyes, as they witness a horrible and shameful page of history in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, one that shows no signs of ending, creating many innocent victims and an outcast population under the indifferent gaze of the world.

Età di lettura: da 6 anni.

Beautiful things. All things can be taken away. The good and the bad. Heartbreak and loneliness are not the end of the road, just the end of a chapter. I loved him. How tragic. I am enough I have always been enough This is my journey to know this truth To all the women that have been broken, been made to feel unworthy and not enough. You are more than worthy and enough. Worthy of love. Worthy of affection. Worthy of attention. There is a better life for you if you have the courage to take the steps one by one to get there.

Età di lettura: da 6 anni.