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What if you felt like you'd cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.''Devastating and luminous' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)'A powerful exploration of injustice, identity, and the radical act of making oneself feel seen' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'A modern classic about what it means to live, to hope, to despair, and to keep living despite everything.' Ann Liang, author of I Hope This Doesn't Find You'An incredibly tense, unpredictable read' Booklist (starred review)Joining an exclusive high school should be a fresh start for Jihad after her mother’s sudden death. But she's the only Muslim student there; her hijab and even her name make her new classmates suspicious.Only one person treats her with kindness but Jihad can’t help questioning his motives. It’s hard to trust anyone when she meets indifference or hostility all around her. As tension mounts, she finds refuge in an old sketchbook and in the stories her mama used to tell her. She is determined to focus on making it to art school and a brighter future, but as she starts illustrating her mother’s memories, her canvas becomes bigger than she could ever have imagined.Can Jihad become as resilient as the true meaning of her name, and let the colour back into her life?'A gorgeous magical story about the power and strength we find in our grief' Huda Fahmy, author of Huda F Are You?'A powerful, ­unflinching ­exploration of ­Islamophobia, identity, and grief' School Library JournalAn unputdownable story about family, friendship, grief and trust from a masterful writer of the genre.

An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.This brand new paperback edition contains exclusive bonus short story Joy. Set in the world of Lemon Trees, it features never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan. _______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DISCOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR'This is an important book. Everyone should read it' - Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author of Welcome to Nowhere'Wrenching and lyrical' - Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Internment'Hauntingly beautiful ... a must read' - Huda Fahmy, author of Huda F Are YouA year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital – helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can’t. Layla and her unborn baby are all Salama has left.Unless you count Khawf. But he’s a hallucination; a symptom of the horrors she’s seen. Every day he urges Salama to leave. Every day she refuses.Until she crosses paths with Kenan, the boy with the vivid green eyes, who wants to stay and risk his life for everything Syria could be …

What if you felt like you'd cried all the colours away? The heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow.''Devastating and luminous' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)'A powerful exploration of injustice, identity, and the radical act of making oneself feel seen' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'A modern classic about what it means to live, to hope, to despair, and to keep living despite everything.' Ann Liang, author of I Hope This Doesn't Find You'An incredibly tense, unpredictable read' Booklist (starred review)Joining an exclusive high school should be a fresh start for Jihad after her mother’s sudden death. But she's the only Muslim student there; her hijab and even her name make her new classmates suspicious.Only one person treats her with kindness but Jihad can’t help questioning his motives. It’s hard to trust anyone when she meets indifference or hostility all around her. As tension mounts, she finds refuge in an old sketchbook and in the stories her mama used to tell her. She is determined to focus on making it to art school and a brighter future, but as she starts illustrating her mother’s memories, her canvas becomes bigger than she could ever have imagined.Can Jihad become as resilient as the true meaning of her name, and let the colour back into her life?'A gorgeous magical story about the power and strength we find in our grief' Huda Fahmy, author of Huda F Are You?'A powerful, ­unflinching ­exploration of ­Islamophobia, identity, and grief' School Library JournalAn unputdownable story about family, friendship, grief and trust from a masterful writer of the genre.