Ever Land

'A novel of huge power' ESTHER FREUD 'Vivid and evocative' Juliet Stevenson '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 'An astonishingly compelling novel which is full of moral grace' OWEN JONES '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. After thirty-three years, the possibility of finding her sister is suddenly within reach - but Safa needs Dinah's help. 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.

Amy Abdelnoor is a British Arab writer and English teacher. She studied English and Arabic at the University of Cambridge. She lived and worked in the West Bank and in refugee camps in Lebanon in her early twenties. These experiences inspired Ever Land, her debut novel, an early iteration of which was shortlisted for the 2023 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. She is married with three children.