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Article: The Scar of David.(Brief article)(Book review)
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- The Middle East
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- February 1, 2008
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THE SCAR OF DAVID by Susan Abulhama Published by Journey Publications ISBN 978-0-9772078-8-6 price $28.95 hardback
The Scar of David is fiction about a Palestinian family from the village of Ein Hod, which was emptied of its inhabitants by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948. Set at the centre of one of the 20th century's most intractable political conflicts, it weaves together stories of history, friendship, love, frayed identity, terrorism, exhaustion of the spirit, surrender, and courage. Three massacres and two major wars provide five angles to this novel: Sabra and Shatila, ...