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Debut novelist Assadi's protagonist, like the author herself, is the daughter of a Palestinian refugee father and Israeli Jewish mother. Ahlam comes of age in the Arizona desert, physically safe from war but damaged by the bitter fighting between her parents that too often echoes events from the other side of the world. In high school, she's drawn to rebel Laura, initiating an intense relationship as they chase danger and destruction. Haunted by the mysterious deaths o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More