THE NOVEL IS BASED ON REAL EVENTS. Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is an Israeli. They live in a world without a World where mutual hatred rules the ball. There are checkpoints everywhere. Their children go to different schools. There are different roads under their feet: one for the Palestinians, one for the Israelis. But after personal tragedies, their life paths inevitably cross.…Fate has its own plans. At different times, at different points on the map, their daughters die, becoming victims of a lifetime-long military conflict. Bassam and Rami share a common grief that upends their understanding of life. They have a powerful weapon in their hands, but not of war, but of peace, which seems capable of dispelling the hatred that has settled in the hearts of people..."It's an amazing book. McCann describes the centuries-old history of inhumanity with amazing humanity. The effect is absolutely stunning... McCann has created a book that we all desperately need. She gave me hope..." — Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel "Olivia Kitteridge"• Winner of the National Jewish Book Award• New York Times Bestseller• One of the best books of the year according to The Independent, THE NOVEL IS BASED ON REAL EVENTS by Adam Aramin— a Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is an Israeli. They live in a world without a World where mutual hatred rules the ball. There are checkpoints everywhere. Their children go to different schools. There are different roads under their feet: one for the Palestinians, one for the Israelis. But after personal tragedies, their life paths inevitably cross.…Fate has its own plans. At different times, at different points on the map, their daughters die, becoming victims of a lifetime-long military conflict. Bassam and Rami share a common grief that upends their understanding of life. They have a powerful weapon in their hands, but not of war, but of peace, which seems capable of dispelling the hatred that has settled in the hearts of people..."It's an amazing book. McCann describes the centuries-old history of inhumanity with amazing humanity. The effect is absolutely stunning... McCann has created a book that we all desperately need. She gave me hope..." — Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel "Olivia Kitteridge"• Winner of the National Jewish Book Award• New York Times Bestseller• One of the best books of the year according to The Independent is a story based on real events.- A bestseller according to The New York Times, one of the best books of the year according to The Independent.- The novel is the winner of the National Jewish Book Award.- From the famous Irish writer, professor of literature, author of the novels "And let the beautiful world turn", "The Dancer", "Transatlantic". McCann's prose has been translated into 20+ languages. He writes for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The Irish Times and other publications. The short film based on McCann's short story "Everything for the Benefit of the State" was nominated for an Oscar in 2005."It's an amazing book. McCann describes the centuries-old history of inhumanity with amazing humanity. The effect is absolutely stunning... McCann has created a book that we all desperately need. She gave me hope..." — Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winner for her novel Olivia Kitteridge.