As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

This poignant and riveting story of love and tragedy takes place during the Syrian uprising. AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW is filled with hope and potential, capturing readers from beginning to end. The newly released paperback edition includes an exclusive bonus short story, Joy, featuring never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan. This book was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Discover Book of the Year and hailed as an important read by renowned author Elizabeth Laird. Its haunting and beautiful prose, as described by New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed, makes it a must-read. A year ago, Salama witnessed her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story would unfold. Now, she works at the hospital, tending to the wounded and consoling the dying. Layla and her unborn child are the only family she has left, unless you count Khawf, the hallucination that haunts her with the horrors she has witnessed