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Sahar Mandour; Editing managed by Nicole Fares
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In this finely observed novel, five young Lebanese women navigate
their professional and social lives in a city interrupted by random
explosions. It is not a war zone, but there is no peace either;
Beirut stands at the edge of both. These women, much like their
country, have been shaped by the events of a long civil war, their
childhood spent in shelters, their adolescence in an unrecognizable
city under rapid reconstruction. And here they are now, negotiating
the details of their adult lives, fighting to protect their
identities, voices, and relationships in a society constantly under
questioning. Talk of politics and gossip by the young and old
animate the coffee shops. Heated debates and power dynamics unfold
in bars and on the streets. Mandour's funny and defiant style
invites an intimacy, giving readers a glimpse into the absurdities
and injustices of everyday life in Lebanon. With empathy and a deep
honesty, Mandour narrates the lives of these women who struggle to
create their own destiny while at the same time coming to terms
with the identity of their Mediterranean city.
By turns bleak, nostalgic, and lighthearted, Jerusalem Stands Alone
explores the interconnected lives of its mostly Palestinian cast.
This series of quick moving vignettes tells the story of occupied
Jerusalem-tales of the daily tribulations and personal revelations
of its narrators. The stories, entwined around themes of family and
identity, diverge in viewpoint and chronology but ultimately unite
to reveal the tapestry of Palestinian Jerusalem. The settings evoke
the past-churches, alleys, and people who are gone but whose
spirits yearn to be remembered. The characters are sons and
mothers, soldiers and wives, all of whom unveil themselves in
sometimes poignant, sometimes bittersweet memories. As its history
rises up through the present struggles and hopes of its people, the
deepest, most personal layers of Jerusalem are revealed.
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