{"product_id":"day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama","title":"Day In The Life Of Abed Salama By Thrall, Nathan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank'' \u003ci\u003eThe Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this … a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a journey to learn Milad''s fate, navigating a maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must face as a Palestinian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterwoven with Abed''s odyssey are the stories of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and pasts unexpectedly converge: a kindergarten teacher and a mechanic who rescue children from the burning bus; an Israeli army commander and a Palestinian official who confront the aftermath at the scene of the crash; a settler paramedic; ultra-Orthodox emergency service workers; and two mothers who each hope to claim one severely injured boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Day in the Life of Abed Salama\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply immersive, stunningly detailed portrait of life in Israel and Palestine, and an illumination of the reality of one of the most contested places on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME, NEW STATESMAN \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57576491778430,"sku":"NW9781802060041","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781802060041.jpg?v=1783123541","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}