Publisher's Note Describes how a simple act of faith and the relationship between two families--one Israeli, one Palestinian--represents a personal microcosm of decades of Israeli-Palestinian history and symbolizes the hope for peace in the Middle East.
Industry Reviews "Toland is a magnificent storyteller. THE LEMON TREE reads like a novel, with its reconstructed conversations and imaginings of characters from decades past. And yet not a single element is fictional...." (10/30/2006)