AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW

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 Hey Bookworms around the world, 

Dive into this amazing read filled with love, grief, heartbreak and loss in a country that is entrenched in blood, gore and death where bombs are dropped and turning the beauty of Syria into a desolate wasteland. Follow Salama's journey where she's filled with the responsibility of trying to save lives, but not every life can be saved. Stick your nose in this coming of age romantic yet devastating book filled with trauma that can't be overcome in a single day as it follows characters in their past, present and future lives. 

Plagued with hallucinations that blur the line between reality and the slow mental decline into madness  A Pharmacist doing surgeon's work has to deal with seeing the cold frozen faces of children who don't make it past six years old. Living in a world filled without the freedom to express the love for your country and the battle to fight for survival until you have to do unspeakable acts to be able to flee the fear and terror of being a martyr for the cause of freedom. Will Salama see colour in this grey world filled with death and destruction? Will she be able to fall head over heels for a boy who is determined to stay and fight for the country he loves where his parents and her parent and sister are buried? Or will she convince him to leave the soil that is buried deep under his skin as he has a deep unwavering love for a country that is destined to bury him in rubble and debris? 

A quote I quite liked was: 

'Every lemon tree will bring forth a child , and the lemons will never die out.' 

Another quote I really liked in the book was: 

'The sunset is gorgeous, but it pales in comparison to him. He's drenched in the dying day's glow, a kaleidoscope of shades dancing on his face . Pink, orange, yellow, purple, red.' 

I'd rate this book a solid 10/10. 

I really think you should give this literary masterpiece a read. 

Boy it. Or read it on a library app as an e-book. 

Enjoy. 

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