Forgotten by Raja Shehadeh

Forgotten by Raja Shehadeh"Shehadeh's books are like beacons held up against the darkness" Observer "A heartbreaking, hopeful look at how Palestinian culture endures" Irish Times Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and what they might tell us about the land and the people who live on our small slip of earth between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. From ancient

I could not put it down

Harry realised he was a single adult for the first time - not only that

Driving with a donkey stuffed in the back seat

while the fifteen stories

and the imagination

this stand-out book brims with joy and possibility and makes the perfect gift for any little one

Underlying the book is Dervla's determination to try to understand how Arab Palestinians and Israeli Jews might forge a solution and ultimately live in peace

The consequences for girls and women are often devastating

Growing plants and vegetables forces us to pause

greener world

A deeply personal exploration of childless and childfree women in their own words

and carry on with the work still left to be finished