Zoulfa Katouh

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. An unputdownable story about family, friendship, grief and trust from a masterful writer of the genre.

What if you felt like you'd cried all the colours away? The dazzling, heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity from the author of international bestseller As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

From the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her mother's life in Syria. Seventeen-year-old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihad's gift changes depending on her mood. When depression sets in, the world is a colorless oasis, and in the wake of her mother's sudden death, the world has become a permanent shade of grey. Broken by tragedy, Jihad's family doesn't believe her color loss. Her father sends her to the elite Braxton Academy to finish her senior year. There, Jihad's name and hijab put a target on her back. Her haven comes in the form of an old sketchbook carved from a tree in her hometown in Syria -- a country she only knew through her mother's stories. Jihad hasn't picked up a brush in over a year, but finds herself channeling the colors of her hurt, pain, and grief as she paints the story of her mother's journey in Syria. When graffiti of that same mural starts magically popping up all over New York, her art goes viral and the world takes notice, the threat of legal consequences is imminent. To reclaim her voice, Jihad will have to paint a new future for herself and Braxton, guided by the resilience of her mother's story.

Koskettava romaani 18-vuotiaasta syyrialaistytöstä, Salamasta, hänen perheestään ja hänen ensirakkaudestaan. Salaman on päätettävä jääkö hän Syyriaan auttamaan haavoittuneita sairaalassa vai lähteekö pois maasta. ”Riipaiseva tarina sodasta, menetyksestä, perheestä ja rakkaudesta, hyvyyden ja toivon etsimisestä hulluuden ja tragedian keskeltä. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow on läpitunkevan kirkas kertomus Syyriasta ennen ja nyt. Ehdottomasti niitä kirjoja, jotka on pakko lukea”. - Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times -bestselling-listalla teoksellaan An Ember in the Ashes. ”Koskettava ja runollinen teos, upea uusi ääni YA-kirjallisuuteen. Sydäntä särkevän kaunis romaani haastaa lukijan avaamaan sydämensä ja mielensä Syyrian vallankumoukselle, taistelulle julmaa diktaattoria vastaan - diktaattorille joka on tuhonnut aivan liian monta elämää ja pakottanut lähes 7 miljoonaa syyrialaista pakenemaan kotimaastaan. Zoulfa Katouh muistuttaa meitä rakkauden tärkeydestä, toivosta ja päättäväisyyden ja sitkeyden merkityksestä kaikkein epätoivoisimmassakin tilanteessa. Mahtava, hieno tarina, jota ei malta lopettaa kesken.” - Samira Ahmed, New York Times -bestselling-listalla teoksellaan Internment. Zoulfa Katouh on syyrialaistaustainen kirjailija, joka asuu tällä hetkellä Sveitsissä. Hän on opiskellut farmaseutiksi ja tekee parhaillaan alan maisterintutkintoa. Vapaa-aikanaan hän puhuu itsekseen metsässä, juo jääkahvia ja leipoo esteettisiä pikkuleipiä ja kakkuja. Sitruunapuiden aika on hänen esikoisteoksensa.

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

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. She had a normal teenager's life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe. But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one 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.

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student with a relatively normal life when the cries for freedom began to break out in Syria. Now, she works as a volunteer at a Homs hospital, helping the wounded who walk through its doors daily. Secretly, she is desperate to find a way to get out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imaginary partner Khawf, who chases her every move to keep her safe. But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Of course, when she least expects it, she runs into a boy who changes everything.

Koskettava romaani 18-vuotiaasta syyrialaistytöstä, Salamasta, hänen perheestään ja hänen ensirakkaudestaan. Salaman on päätettävä jääkö hän Syyriaan auttamaan haavoittuneita sairaalassa vai lähteekö pois maasta.” Riipaiseva tarina sodasta, menetyksestä, perheestä ja rakkaudesta, hyvyyden ja toivon etsimisestä hulluuden ja tragedian keskeltä. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow on läpitunkevan kirkas kertomus Syyriasta ennen ja nyt. Ehdottomasti niitä kirjoja, jotka on pakko lukea”. - Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times -bestselling-listalla teoksellaan An Ember in the Ashes.” Koskettava ja runollinen teos, upea uusi ääni YA-kirjallisuuteen. Sydäntä särkevän kaunis romaani haastaa lukijan avaamaan sydämensä ja mielensä Syyrian vallankumoukselle, taistelulle julmaa diktaattoria vastaan - diktaattorille joka on tuhonnut aivan liian monta elämää ja pakottanut lähes 7 miljoonaa syyrialaista pakenemaan kotimaastaan. Zoulfa Katouh muistuttaa meitä rakkauden tärkeydestä, toivosta ja päättäväisyyden ja sitkeyden merkityksestä kaikkein epätoivoisimmassakin tilanteessa. Mahtava, hieno tarina, jota ei malta lopettaa kesken.” - Samira Ahmed, New York Times -bestselling-listalla teoksellaan Internment. Zoulfa Katouh on syyrialaistaustainen kirjailija, joka asuu tällä hetkellä Sveitsissä. Hän on opiskellut farmaseutiksi ja tekee parhaillaan alan maisterintutkintoa. Vapaa-aikanaan hän puhuu itsekseen metsässä, juo jääkahvia ja leipoo esteettisiä pikkuleipiä ja kakkuja. Sitruunapuiden aika on hänen esikoisteoksensa.

n 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 You A 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 ...

Før krigen brød ud i Syrien brød, levede Salama et helt almindeligt ungdomsliv i Homs. Nu er alt forandret. Salama arbejder som frivillig på et hospital, hvor hun hjælper de mange sårede, der dagligt strømmer ind. Hun har mistet det meste af sin familie. Det eneste hun har tilbage er sin bedste veninde og svigerinde, Layla, der er højgravid, og Salama er i hemmelighed i gang med at planlægge deres flugt, men så møder hun Kenan, der vil blive i landet, og Salama må vælge mellem kærligheden eller udsigten til tryghed i et nyt land.

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. She had a normal teenager's life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe. But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one 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.