Akibat perang Suriah, Salama kehilangan ibunya, Ayah dan Hamza. Dia pun harus menjaga Layla, kakak iparnya yang sedang hamil. Hamza berpesan agar Salama menjaga Layla dan calon bayinya. Satu-satunya cara menjaga Layla dari perang adalah mengungsi ke Eropa, tapi setiap kali melihat para korban perang, rasa bersalah menikam Salama. Haruskah dia pergi dari Suriah, ketika bangsanya bergelimpangan a…
A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea. 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. Sh…