{"product_id":"a-spring-that-did-not-blossom","title":"A Spring That Did Not Blossom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of Palestinian refugee lives during the Lebanese Civil War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on cultural and oral history, Nejmeh Khalil Habib's collection of five powerful short stories delves into the lives of ordinary Palestinians trying to find their way through relentless circumstances. Introducing us to characters loosely interconnected by time and place, the stories begin in 1975 with a family living in the Dbayeh refugee camp and end with the Israeli siege of West Beirut in 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked by a storytelling style that is concise yet unconfined, Habib's mastery of craft allows her to dive boldly into her characters' depths and say what has not been said, revealing their hidden worlds with illuminating transparency that honors their unrequited longings for spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc\u003cbr\u003ePages: 149\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1623716632\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781623716639\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nejmeh Khalil Habib","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51035702067466,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781623716639.jpg?v=1744290421","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/a-spring-that-did-not-blossom","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}