{"product_id":"9781802060041-a-day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama","title":"A Day in the Life of Abed Salama","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Palestine Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank' \u003ci\u003eThe Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this … a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a journey to learn Milad's fate, navigating a maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must face as a Palestinian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterwoven with Abed's odyssey are the stories of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and pasts unexpectedly converge: a kindergarten teacher and a mechanic who rescue children from the burning bus; an Israeli army commander and a Palestinian official who confront the aftermath at the scene of the crash; a settler paramedic; ultra-Orthodox emergency service workers; and two mothers who each hope to claim one severely injured boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Day in the Life of Abed Salama\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply immersive, stunningly detailed portrait of life in Israel and Palestine, and an illumination of the reality of one of the most contested places on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME, NEW STATESMAN \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540634607713,"sku":"9781802060041","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32317458.jpg?v=1737187035","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781802060041-a-day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}