As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

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This makes me think of Mama and the way she would shake her head, trying not to smile at her red-faced, starry-eyed children trying their best to hide the spoils of war in their backpacks. Salama is worried that every day could be her last, yet she is reluctant to leave Syria, even knowing it would be better for herself and Layla to leave. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.

although aimed at younger readers, this is definitely an eye-opening and educational book everyone should pick up, regardless of age. I was introduced to an amazing cast of characters, I loved Salama and Kenan individually and as a couple.

Menghancurkan kemanusia dalam tiap jiwa korbannya secara terencana dan total hingga membuat mereka hidup layaknya cangkang saja. She tells Teen Vogue that after moving to Switzerland in 2017, she encountered a lot of questions from others about what was happening in Syria.

And so i'll have to be content with it; find a way to carve a whole universe into its letters – an infinity. She was referring to her experience watching headlines about casualties in Syria, in which the trickle of individual tragedies had turned into a flood and people had been reduced to numbers. Pip has known and liked Sal since childhood; he’d supported her when she was being bullied in middle school. Melalui novelnya, Zoulfa Katouh memberikan napas pada tiap jiwa yang gugur dan tengah berjuang di tengah konflik Suriah.Props to the author for giving us something so moving and emotional on so many levels, but at the same time, extremely HOPEFUL. Salama was an interesting and well-rounded protagonist, her (damaged) mind was a PERFECT choice for telling this story. Parents need to know that Zoulfa Katouh's As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is set in Syria during the first years of the Syrian Revolution, which began in March, 2011. While violence in the novel is graphic and often bloody (a character's mother dies in a bombing, and the hospital treats children whose throats have been ripped open by bullets and pregnant women killed by snipers), it's never sensationalized or gratuitous. Konflik bersenjata yang berkepanjangan, belum lagi banyak pihak luar yang terlibat dalam konflik ini membuat Suriah seperti medan perang yang tak berkesudahan.

Content Warning: As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow discusses and depicts martial violence (shootings, bombings, etc. the difficult decisions they had to make and the consequences that come with each choice as well as fear having a role in love, hope, and happiness. But even without doctors, the bombs didn’t stop, and with the Zaytouna Hospital standing on its last legs, they needed every helping hand they could get. Despite the book being aimed at young adults and teenagers, it weaves into its narrative actual events from the war alongside fictional elements, painting a somewhat representative depiction of the conflict.As unexpected love blossoms between them, they struggle to understand how they can carry on the fight for Syria’s freedom from any corner of the world. In the bathroom, I ignore my wasted reflection and dry brown hair falling past my shoulders and open the water tap out of habit. Dengan penghinaan sebagai salah satu faktor utama di dalamnya, sindrom ini menjangkau ke dalam inti keberadaan seseorang. It’s a promise that everything will be alright as long as the lemon trees never dies :'( this is a promise that freedom will be there at the end as long as they keep fighting.