
In My Mother's Footsteps
A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home
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Lameece Issaq
1948, Jerusalem. Zakia is forced to flee the only home she’s ever known as war rips through the leafy streets and the bustling spice-filled souqs. Taking just one suitcase, Zakia thinks she’ll be able to return soon. But within weeks, she realizes she won’t be allowed back to her beloved homeland.
2007, California. Mona grew up with her mother Zakia’s memories of Palestine, imagining the muezzin’s call for prayer and the medley of church bells her mother so vividly described to her. So, when Mona gets the opportunity to teach conflict resolution in Ramallah, she also embarks on a personal pilgrimage to find her mother’s home in militarized and occupied Jerusalem.
With cherished letters from her mother who writes to Mona regularly, sharing her story of Jerusalem, Mona dreams of one day being guided by her through the winding cobblestone alleys of the Old City. Yet it is Mona who instead holds her mother’s hand as they finally visit Jerusalem together. After 59 years of exile, her mother is returning to the place she once called home – but can a lifetime of loss ever be healed?
A moving and heartbreaking journey of a daughter discovering her Palestinian roots and recovering her mother’s beloved past. It’s also an intimate and tender account of daily life for Palestinians as never seen before. Perfect for fans of The Bookseller of Kabul and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
©2021 Mona Hajjar Halaby (P)2021 Thread, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"Utterly heart-breaking, absorbing, and tender...will stay with you long after you finish the last page." (Christy Lefteri, best-selling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo)
"An intimately detailed and moving account of what’s lost and found when human beings are displaced." (Sahar Mustafah, author of The Beauty of Your Face, a 2020 New York Times Notable Book)
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Today I finish this book It’s January 2024 and the plight of the Palestinian people has changed so much and yet not at all. Gaza is being bombed continuously, randomly and without any fear of repercussions. Protest, Marches, Boycotts are happening around the world for just the right of the Palestinian people not to be Genocide. Read and learn their stories so that they live on. And always Free Palestine, from the river to the sea.
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I enjoyed and learned a lot from the class meeting sessions that teach conflict resolution strategies and stimulating self awareness amongst our youths.
I wish more Palestinians can put their stories into similar works of art!
Thank you Mona Hajjar Halaby!
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My name Lydia Hanna Qassis from Beirziet living in Grand Terrace California
Love live the Palestinian people
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Such a poignantly written story
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