WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank The Best Books to Understand the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict Financial TimesBrims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this . a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history ObserverA gripping intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives loves enmities and histories in violent collisionMilad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem but tragedy awaits his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father Abed rushes to the chaotic site only to find Milad has already been taken away.