{"product_id":"gaza-held-in-time-tareq-alsourani-9781998309955","title":"Gaza Held in Time: A Tapestery of Two Lives","description":"Two Voices. One Shattered Homeland. A Story the World Can't Ignore Gaza Held in Time: A Tapestry of Two Lives is a groundbreaking memoir written by Tareq AlSourani and Yara Nasser, two Palestinian teenagers whose lives were torn apart by the 2023-2025 genocide. One fled to Egypt, carrying the guilt of escape. The other stayed, documenting Gaza's descent into famine, mass graves, and the quiet rebellion of dreams. Their alternating narratives-raw, poetic, and unflinchingly honest-weave together moments of piercing beauty (the scent of jasmine in Gaza's streets, the taste of warm knafeh from Abu Al-Soud) with the horror of drone strikes, forced displacement, and the systematic erasure of their home. This is not just a book about war. It's about what it means to love a place the world is trying to destroy. Why This Book Matters A Firsthand Account of Genocide: Written in real time from inside and outside Gaza, it shatters statistics with intimate, devastating testimony. A Testament to Resilience: From cooking over open fires to smuggling words past censorship, their creativity defies annihilation. A Call to Remember: \"We wrote so Gaza would not fade into headlines.\" This book is a lifeline to stories the world must not forget. Praise for Gaza Held in Time \"Devastating... These could be our children. A brave and necessary book.\" -Yahia Lababidi, Palestinian poet \"Their words should haunt us forever.\" -Lynne Segal, Birkbeck, University of London \"A door left open for memory, for return, for rebuilding.\" -Aref Husseini, author of Half-Ashkenazi Excerpt: The Day Everything Changed \"October 7, 2023. I woke to the sky screaming. By noon, the internet was gone. We played cards in silence, waiting for the ceiling to collapse. When it didn't, we realized: this was the new normal. Gaza was being unmade in front of us.\" -Yara Nasser Order Now Available in softcover and eBook. Join the Conversation #GazaHeldInTime - Share quotes, reviews, and solidarity. Amplify Gaza's Voices - Tag @DarajaPress \u0026amp; demand media coverage. \"The story is not over because the sea still calls our names.\" Order. Read. Remember.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tareq Alsourani,Yara Nasser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998309959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781998309955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daraja Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Tareq Alsourani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520874987775,"sku":"9781998309955","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0792041-2fbd-4df7-8173-2a46dc5d7a9a.jpg?v=1762887516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gaza-held-in-time-tareq-alsourani-9781998309955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}