{"product_id":"where-the-line-is-drawn-raja-shehadeh-9781620972915","title":"Where the Line Is Drawn: A Tale of Crossings, Friendships, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Shehadeh's] books are maps, painstakingly pieced together, of regions lost to senseless division, to bad choices, and to lies.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable and hopeful . . . a deeply honest and intense memoir.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gal Beckerman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA moving account of one man's border crossings--both literal and figurative--by the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/em\u003e, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in \u003cem\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's occupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhere the Line Is Drawn\u003c\/em\u003e, Shehadeh explores how occupation has affected him personally, chronicling the various crossings that he undertook into Israel over a period of forty years to visit friends and family, to enjoy the sea, to argue before the Israeli courts, and to negotiate failed peace agreements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose forty years also saw him develop a close friendship with Henry, a Canadian Jew who immigrated to Israel at around the same time Shehadeh returned to Palestine from studying in London. While offering an unforgettably poignant exploration of Palestinian-Israeli relationships, \u003cem\u003eWhere the Line Is Drawn\u003c\/em\u003e also provides an anatomy of friendship and an exploration of whether, in the bleakest of circumstances, it is possible for bonds to transcend political divisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raja Shehadeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620972913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620972915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017 pg. 46","brand":"Raja Shehadeh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939291463935,"sku":"9781620972915","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_818f2c46-1699-40c3-918f-8ac5dae90a1b.jpg?v=1681440636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-the-line-is-drawn-raja-shehadeh-9781620972915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}