Tasting the sky6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This chilling memory presents itself within the first twenty pages of the novel and the tone and shock level do not decrease as the story unfolds. ![]() And my family was gone.īarakat decides to abandon her shoe just as her family had seemed to abandon her in the midst of danger and death. As they disappeared, everything faded into stillness. At that moment, a new wave of fleeing villagers rushed by. Yamma, Yaba! Help me! I cried in a hushed voice, lest I attract attention and we all die. Crying for help to put her other shoe on she notices her family has left. Between the rushing of her parents, piercing sound of bombs in the distance, and stampede of villagers running past her, three-year-old Ibtisam frantically tries to lace up her shoe for the journey ahead. As the threats of bombing and raids inches closer to the family home, her parents decide they needed to leave, and fast. The memories start at age three when Barakat experiences the aching and hollow sentiment of desertion. As I read and explored the author's past, I noticed that the theme of abandonment was a consistent element in Barakat’s life. The pages of this book are filled with heart-wrenching vignettes of Barakat's childhood memories of growing up in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, an experience that shattered her world. Captivated by the stunning use of imagery, this is one that all readers will find hard to put down. Ibtisam Barakat describes her childhood experiences in this unforgettable memoir set between 19. ![]()
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