Rising from makeshift tents, Ahmed goes through various experiences that form the full spectrum of human emotions. The depiction of his poverty is so utterly unabashed that it leaves the readers with an unpleasant aftertaste of guilt. Despite sufferings tediously pouring down upon his meager ambition, his aim in fact is the very thing that shelters him and aids him in seeing beyond the hatred. The Almond Tree is the story of Ahmed Hamid, a Palestinian boy, who chooses to swim against the tide. The honesty of the narration, the understanding of the misery was so inspiring that it converted me from an inquiring reader to a generous storyteller. Before I could finish the initial chapters, I was overwhelmed by the urge to retell this story to my part of the world, to as many as those who would understand it. Writing a review is a formatted job, where set patterns eventually rob the pleasure of reading.īut this was never the case with Michelle Cohen Corasanti’s The Almond Tree. From Darya Ganj, Delhi to DHA, Islamabad, it was a difficult ride and took almost a month’s time.
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