An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.This brand new paperback edition contains exclusive bonus short story Joy. Set in the world of Lemon Trees, it features never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan.A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital – helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her unborn baby are all Salama has left.Unless you count Khawf. But he's a hallucination; a symptom of the horrors she's seen. Every day he urges Salama to leave. Every day she refuses.Until she crosses paths with Kenan, the boy with the vivid green eyes, who wants to stay and risk his life for everything Syria could be …
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As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.This brand new paperback edition contains exclusive bonus short story Joy. Set in the world of Lemon Trees, it features never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan.A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital – helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her unborn baby are all Salama has left.Unless you count Khawf. But he's a hallucination; a symptom of the horrors she's seen. Every day he urges Salama to leave. Every day she refuses.Until she crosses paths with Kenan, the boy with the vivid green eyes, who wants to stay and risk his life for everything Syria could be …
Popular Reviews(11)
Reviewed by umaiza bugguKHAWF. KAWF. KAWF. And then Layla 🥹❤️🩹. Stop it. You start the book and you never want to put it down. The portrayal of the difficult feelings in a human being are explain in such a beautiful way. Made me sob at 2am. 10/10.
Reviewed by NadaIch LIEBE diese Buch vom ganzen Herzen! Es ist sehr emotional, aber zugleich auch süß. Ich mag es, dass dabei der Krieg oder eher die Revolution in Syrien die Hauptrolle spielt. Dadurch wird nämlich die Aufmerksamkeit der Leute auf aktuelle Geschehnisse weltweit gelenkt. Gerade jetzt passiert etwas auf der anderen Seite der Welt, wovon wir keinen Schimmer haben...
Reviewed by MoerlsThis book was recommended by a friend, and I have to thank her with all my heart. I cried and feared and felt with them. everyone should read this! as long as the lemon trees grow
Reviewed by romiIt was sooo good I literally cried so hard and I was so invested in their story.
Reviewed by L Dot RichA beautifully written, heart crushing story.