{"product_id":"we-never-left-michael-d-mekhayel-9798296079855","title":"We Never Left: A Palestinian Story in Our Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe Never Left: A Palestinian Story in Our Bones\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful fusion of ancestral memory, ancient DNA, and family testimony that traces one Palestinian family's roots across 4,000 years of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in diaspora and raised on stories passed down by his grandmother, aunts, and uncles, Michael Mekhayel embarks on a journey to uncover the truth encoded in his blood. Through cutting-edge DNA analysis, archaeological records, and the profoundly personal poems of his grandfather, written in exile and carried in secret, he reconnects with ancient cities, forgotten tribes, and a homeland that lives on in memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a profoundly moving work of narrative nonfiction and poetic archaeology one that challenges the myth that Palestine was ever empty and affirms a truth that endures in both science and song: \u003ci\u003ewe never left.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlending memoir, history, and intergenerational poetry, this book is a tribute to the land, the people, and the stories too powerful to erase.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael D. Mekhayel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798296079855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Michael D. Mekhayel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452922183935,"sku":"9798296079855","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e31b01ea-a486-44c3-bf59-3ef347aa0f19.jpg?v=1761931272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-never-left-michael-d-mekhayel-9798296079855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}