These are some of the books our books editor, Meneesha Govender, received recently. They may be reviewed later
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
by Ilan Pappe (Oneworld)
The Israeli War of Independence in 1948 involved one of the largest forced migrations in modern history.
About one million people were forcibly removed and expelled from their homes, hundreds of Palestinian villages were destroyed and civilians were massacred. Since then there has been a denial on the part of Israel that an ethnic cleansing took place.
In this book, Israeli historian Ilan Pappe provides evidence that a central tenet in Israel’s founding ideology was the forcible removal of indigenous people. It is a strategy that continues today.
This book sheds light on the origins and development of the Palestine-Israel conflict and is of particular importance right now.
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Ishmael’s Oranges
by Claire Hajaj (Oneworld, R345)
War hangs over Jaffa in April 1948.
Seven-year-old Salim is swept up in the “great catastrophe” and thrown into a life of exile. He ends up in London in the 60s where his path collides with Jude, a troubled Jewish girl struggling to escape her own family history.
Can their relationship defy the lessons of their childhoods and build a home together?
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The Girl in 6E
by AR Torre (Orion)
Deanna Madden, aka Jessica Reilly, hasn’t left her flat in three years. She hasn’t touched another person in that time as well.
She earns a living by performing to webcams on a sex site. The dollars are piling up in her bank account.
And she hasn’t killed anyone for years. But then Deanna hears of a little girl who has gone missing.
The story on the news unsettles her carefully constructed world.
Deanna is convinced one of her most disturbing online clients is responsible for the girl’s abduction. But no one will listen to her. So, Deanna leaves her flat...