Ever Land

A gripping and powerful story of connection and displacement set in 2000s Palestine.

A novel of huge power — ESTHER FREUD A haunting, lyrical novel that seems almost to dissolve time. Everyone should read it — LOUISE KENNEDY Compassionate and beautifully observed — GUY GUNARATNE Cleverly conceived and brilliantly engaging . . . a powerful novel. Read this — PRISCILLA MORRIS Ambitious and complex but handled with impressive ease — ROSE TREMAIN A brave book ... It rings with truth — ELIZABETH LAIRD Piercing, personal, necessary — COLUM MCCANN

It is the year 2000 when Dinah, a Jewish teenager from London, arrives in Israel with her family. Still reeling from the death of her beloved dad, the idea of having to start all over again daunts her. Dinah isn't quite sure what to make of this seemingly pristine place — her new life seems soulless and suffocating.

Another teenager, Safa, watches Dinah settle in. A fourteen-year-old Palestinian who was shot and killed decades ago in the Six Day War, Safa is caught in a limbo which she calls the 'In-Between'. She is unable to fully pass on without knowing what happened to her younger sister, Nur, who is still alive somewhere. Thirty-three years after her death, the possibility of finding her is suddenly within reach — but she needs Dinah to help her.

Alternating between past and present, and between Safa and Dinah, Ever Land is a gripping and powerful story that sheds light on the ongoing occupation of Palestine. It is a tale of belonging and identity, of devastation and displacement and — ultimately — of the enduring universality of humanity and love.