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Where the Desert Meets the Sea
Where the Desert Meets the Sea | Werner Sonne
An illuminating and heart-stirring historical novel set in post-WWII Palestine, where the boundaries of love and friendship are challenged by the intractable conflicts of war. Jerusalem, 1947: Judith, a young Jewish survivor of the Dachau concentration camp, arrives in Mandatory Palestine, seeking refuge with her only remaining relative, her uncle. When she learns that he has died, she tries to take her own life in despair. After awakening in the hospital, Judith learns that Hana, a Muslim Arab nurse, has saved her life by donating her own blood. While the two women develop a fragile bond, each can't help but be drawn deeper into the political machinations tearing the country apart. After witnessing the repeated attacks inflicted on the Jews, Judith makes the life-changing decision to join the Zionist fight for Jerusalem. And Hana's star-crossed love for Dr. David Cohen, an American Jew out of his element and working only to save lives, will put her own life in danger. Then the political situation worsens. When tensions erupt, a shocking act of violence threatens Judith and Hana's friendship--and the destinies of everyone they love.
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A story of two young women whose lives intersect during the years after WWII in Palestine. One a survivor of Dachau and a refugee in Palestine fighting for a place to call home, the other an Arab nurse trainee working in a hospital who serves both Arabs and Jews and wants to be an example of peace. I appreciated this look at the history but felt like all the emotions (fear, rage, love, loneliness) should have grabbed me but didn‘t. A low pick.

Deblovestoread This was my September #Roll100 pick @PuddleJumper 1y
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#Roll100 I haven‘t been super successful with this challenge but am not giving up. #KindleTBR

dabbe That's the spirit! Happy Friday, too! 💜🧡💜 1y
PuddleJumper You're doing great! 1y
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An insight into the lives of those living in and near Jerusalem as Israel fights for itself as a new nation. We get a peek @ both sides of the issue and @ those who would have preferred a peaceful coexistence. Well worth your read.

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I‘m hoping to start something new and I‘d love if you would join me💕Each Sunday I‘ll post my #WeeklyForecast ~ the books I‘m currently reading & maybe what‘s coming up next. On Saturday I‘ll give a small #BookReport ~ what progress I made and my thoughts regarding my current reads. This will be a small way to stay in touch and keep our conversations going 😊 please share your own #WeeklyForecast and #BookReport too 📚❤️

CarolynM Nice idea 🙂 I've just started 5y
JennyM Lovely idea Cindy. Just started this one, and also hoping to read the new Laura Lipman 5y
Cinfhen Thanks for sharing @JennyM @CarolynM 💜 @valeriegeary just hosted bookclub last night on Lisa Jewel ‘s novel. I think it was a mixed pick?!? And I‘m curious about the new Laura Lipman/ Hope you‘ll check back in next Saturday with a #bookreport 😉You too, @CarolynM especially since you‘re the FIRST person to post about 5y
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LeeRHarry I‘m reading this one and then will read True by Riikka Pulkkinen - great idea! (edited) 5y
KarenUK Lovely idea! 👍💕 5y
Kalalalatja Great idea! I‘m currently reading this, with a combination of print and audio to get through the many pages of it. I‘m hoping to finish it during the next week. My next read will probably be something VERY short, like a GN or the like 😅 5y
Librarybelle Love this idea! ❤️ I have to think about this and post later. Though, I do hope to finish this one today 5y
Sace Looking forward to it. 5y
rockpools I love this idea too 😊 5y
Cinfhen So glad you‘re all on board @RachelO @Sace @Librarybelle @Kalalalatja @KarenUK Hope you‘ll post your own #WeeklyForecast 5y
Cinfhen I loved your current read @LeeRHarry and I‘m not familiar with the other book you mentioned but I‘m curious to hear more about it 5y
TrishB Great idea- will try and remember later! 5y
Cinfhen You‘ll have a massive #BookReport to share each Saturday @TrishB 😂you just blow through books 😘 5y
rachelm Love this! 5y
kspenmoll Love your picture. Your idea of a #weekly forecast is such fun! 5y
dariazeoli Oh, what a nice idea! 5y
valeriegeary @Cinfhen @JennyM We actually read Joshilyn Jackson's new book! 🤗 Haven't read The Family Upstairs yet. 😄 5y
valeriegeary But also I really like this idea! Especially since I'm only using litsy on the weekends now! This is a perfect chance to stay up to date with everyone! 5y
Cinfhen Ooops!!!! So much for my memory @valeriegeary 🤪😂 @JennyM / I‘ll need to start taking notes 📝 😉 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @kspenmoll @dariazeoli Im hoping to stay in touch with all my friends this way 😘 Thanks for posting @rachelm I‘m also hoping to get book suggestions this way ☺️ 5y
BarbaraBB Great idea!! I definite join and will post my #weeklyforecast! 💕 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Oh, I like your idea! You‘re so creative. 😘 5y
Sace @Cinfhen yup! I posted a forecast. Now 🤞 I follow through! 5y
TheEllieMo Love this idea!! Definitely jumping on this bandwagon 😁 5y
Cinfhen Great @TheEllieMo 😁📚💝🙌🏻 5y
Cinfhen Yay @erzascarletbookgasm @BarbaraBB I‘m getting ready to start adding to my TBR 🤗 5y
TrishB Will just be plane reading and maybe late night hotel this week!! 5y
Cinfhen Didn‘t know you‘re traveling this week @TrishB safe travels ✈️♥️ 5y
Freespirit That is a great idea! I am a slower reader but could give an update if I haven't finished my book for the week👍🏻 5y
merelybookish I'm in! 😀 5y
CoffeeNBooks I love this idea! 5y
ChasingOm What a cool idea! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m glad you‘re all “chill” with the #WeeklyForecast @Freespirit @merelybookish ( 👋🏽 hiiiiii!!!!!) @CoffeeNBooks @ChasingOm I would love to see what you‘re reading!!! I‘m hoping this will keep us all up to date xx and enhance our TBR (edited) 5y
Centique Clever! This is a great way to stay in touch with each other. You are The Litsy Innovator. 😊😊👏👏 5y
Balibee146 Fab idea... Will do my forecast when I'm home soon 👍👍💡💡💡👌 5y
Cathythoughts What a great idea! I would love to join in👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Cinfhen So glad to have you both joining in @Cathythoughts @Balibee146 💕💕 5y
Cinfhen Thank you my dear friend 😘 @Centique 5y
Crazeedi Love the idea! I'll try to remember to do! 5y
AmyG Great idea. 5y
janeycanuck Sounds fun, I think I‘ll try to join you! 5y
Cinfhen Awesome @janeycanuck 👍🏽😃 5y
Mdargusch I love this idea! 5y
emilyhaldi You‘re always keeping things interesting here on Litsy! ❤️ I kept seeing these hashtags and finally did some digging to your original post... I‘m going to try and join in this week 🤗 5y
SaturnDoo I haven't been around much the past few weeks due to real life, but saw all the weekly forecast posts today. Finally found this post and find it interesting 😊 thinking I need to join in the fun. Need the motivation as not much reading is getting done. Thanks for the inspiration 😘 5y
Cinfhen Yay!! You found the original @SaturnDoo just join in whenever you feel like it! It would be great to see you back posting 🤗🤗🤗 5y
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I don‘t usually listen to fiction, I prefer my #Audio to be NF but this deal seems to good to pass up $1.99 on Audible❣️❣️❣️

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LazyDays Hope you enjoy! So far I really like it! 6y
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