This is a wonderful book that tells of the history of one house in al-Ramla (now in Israel) from the time of the British Mandate up until the present. Prior to 1948 it was occupied by an Arab family who fled to Ramallah (now in the West Bank) and always wanted to return home. Following that time, it was occupied by a Jewish family who fled the aftermath of the Holocaust. In 1967, just prior to the 6 Days War, a young man from the Arab family traveled into Israel and found his old family's home. Through an amazing circumstance, only the young daughter of the family (about his age) was home when he knocked on the door. They became friends. Through the years of wars and animosities between their countries they maintained contact. At the end of the story, she donates the house to a charity for Arab children. Through this book you learn about these two admirable families and come to a better understanding of the reasons for the continued bitterness and strife in this embattled part of the world.    ~ E. Howell

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