Zoulfa Katouh – författare & böcker

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Pocket, Svenska, 2024, 15+ år

99 kr

”Starkt om vänskap, sorg, spirande kärlek och motstridiga känslor.” Borås tidning

Salama var en helt vanlig tonåring när inbördeskriget bröt ut i Syrien. Nu är hon volontär på sjukhuset i Homs och möter varje dag svårt skadade och döende män, kvinnor och barn. Men Salama beslutar sig för att fly. Hon tänker ge sig av tillsammans med sin gravida vän Layla. Fast det är inte så enkelt att bara lämna allt, trots att det gamla livet har slagits i spillror. Och när Salama träffar en person som får hjärtat att slå dubbla slag blir allt plötsligt ännu svårare …

Så länge citronträden växer är en oförglömlig kärlekshistoria och en brutal berättelse om frihetskampen i Syrien. Den har hyllats och fått fantastiska recensioner, världen över.

”Så länge citronträden växer är stark. Hon har en förmåga att balansera krigsupplevelserna med riktigt fina poetiska skildringar av den spirande kärleken mellan de två ungdomarna. Försiktigheten när de närmar sig varandra är magisk. Syriens kulturella arv förmedlas till läsaren.” Christina Wedenmar, BTJ

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

The breathtaking story of love and loss in the Syrian revolution

AvZoulfa Katouh

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Häftad, Engelska, 2023, 12-15 år

116 kr

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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 …

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Ocean Would Paint Me Blue

From the author of global sensation AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW

AvZoulfa Katouh

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

107 kr

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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.

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

AvZoulfa Katouh

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

273 kr

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As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

AvZoulfa Katouh

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

151 kr

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The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue

AvZoulfa Katouh

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

273 kr

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The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue

AvZoulfa Katouh

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

329 kr

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As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

AvZoulfa Katouh

3

Pocket, Engelska, 2022

118 kr

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Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. She was even supposed to be meeting a boy to talk about marriage.

Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors. She knows that she should be thinking about leaving, but who will help the people of her beloved country if she doesn't? With her heart so conflicted, her mind has conjured a vision to spur her to action. His name is Khawf, and he haunts her nights with hallucinations of everything she has lost.

But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, when she crosses paths with Kenan, the boy she was supposed to meet on that fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all. Soon, Salama must learn to see the events around her for what they truly are not a war, but a revolution and decide how she, too, will cry for Syria s freedom.

Ocean Would Paint Me Blue

From the author of global sensation AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW

AvZoulfa Katouh

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

165 kr

Kommande

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.