As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow

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Fear is a cruel thing. The way it distorts thoughts, transforming them from molehills into mountains.” Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. She had a normal teenager's life. Katouh menampilkannya melalui kegigihan Salama dan kegigihan para dokter relawan yang enggan keluar dari Suriah demi menyelamatkan nyawa saudara sebangsa mereka yang dibantai habis-habisan oleh militer Assad. Tak lupa, Katouh juga menampilkannya melalui keberanian Kenan yang bertaruh nyawa mengabadikan momen-momen kebrutalan militer Assad untuk diunggah ke media sosial.

It feels so surreal to see the words that I wrote five years ago be translated into a book that people all over the world are reading,” Katouh tells Middle East Eye. Hope and resistance Sudah hampir lebih dari 11 tahun Suriah dalam situasi konflik bersenjata. Kini Suriah mengalami krisis kemanusian atau humanitarian crisis. Konflik bersenjata yang berkepanjangan, belum lagi banyak pihak luar yang terlibat dalam konflik ini membuat Suriah seperti medan perang yang tak berkesudahan. There are so many other quotes but I don't want to spoil anything so you can experience it fully yourself,i’m so glad kenan and salama found each other. they’ve been through so so so much and they deserve all the happiness in the world and i’m so glad they’re finally getting that 🥹❤️‍🩹 i know this book isn’t really about the romance but their love story is everything i love them so much. This is my land, and just like the lemon trees that have been growing here for centuries, spilled blood won’t stop us.”

I glue my eyes to the brown soup, listening to the hissing flames. Since not long after I moved in, Layla has been nagging me to talk to Am at the hospital. She’s heard the stories of Syrians finding safety in Germany. So have I. Some of my own patients have been able to secure passage across the Mediterranean Sea via Am. How he finds the boats I have no idea. But with money, anything is possible.

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This book is soul-crashing and heart-shattering and it's so beautiful in its unique sadness that will grip you and make you live with the characters, taking breaths with them and rooting for their happiness while suffering their drama with each of your heartbeats. salama, love of my life. my sky, my sun, my moon, and my stars, would you grant this mortal wish of mine?” This is why the question of whether to stay and help her compatriots or to flee weighs heavily on Salama. A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital – helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her unborn baby are all Salama has left. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a beautiful and aesthetic book starting from the melodicity of the title to the visual impact of that stunning cover to the love stories happening inside the book. Yes, stories. Plural. Because there isn't only a boy and a girl falling in love. But I will get to that later.

We held our heads high and planted lemon trees in acts of defiance, praying that when they came for us, it'd be a bullet to the head.' By writing in English, Katouh felt she could finally get the message out about what is happening in Syria, especially since she says many people do not really know about the atrocities taking place there. Building empathy The As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow ending was intense, and obviously, I won’t spoil it here, but the book had me guessing until the last sentence. It’s a fairly long book, and I finished it in a matter of days, which is rare for me. Conclusion Because I see the love you have for me. I see your sacrifices and your kindness. I focus on the hope rather than counting my losses. I have love in my heart because of you." For Katouh, writing the book was not an easy process. "The very first draft was 130,000 words of pure pain,” she says. "I wrote it at a time when I had no hope."

Dengan detail gerakan sipil masyarakat Suriah ini Katouh ingin pembacanya tidak mereduksi situasi Suriah hanya sebagai situasi perang di mana masyarakat Suriah digambarkan sebagai korban yang tidak berdaya dan tak punya tujuan. Sebaliknya, Katouh ingin memberikan pemahaman konflik Suriah pada pembacanya lewat lensa masyarakat Suriah sendiri. Lensa yang memperlihatkan bagaimana konflik ini memiliki akar kuat pada perjuangan masyarakat Suriah yang ingin merebut kembali kebebasan, rumah rumah mereka yang direnggut paksa. A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea.

This is, of course, a little joke, as harmless as possible given the fact that this book is extremely sad and it carries a beautiful and important message.

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

I don't care about whatever uncertainties lie in our future. All I know is that I love him and that even in the darkness surrounding us, he's been my joy. In the midst of all the death, he made me want to live. The Syrian revolution began in 2011 with an uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In 2011 I was aware of what was going on. I had an idea of what was happening. We all had an “idea” what was taking place in Syria at this time. But like most people thinking about it too long made that “idea” uncomfortable. I knew it was heartbreaking and I knew I was upset about it. There was so much happening in the world at that time that most of us were becoming desensitized toward everything..