A Palace in the Old Village Jill Howarth and the generosity of Palestinians

and the generosity of Palestinians to each other

mayor of Jerusalem

each person is born endowed with the power of one Breath―which can be sold and collected by others

Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts

its tragedies and joys

A Palace in the Old Village Jill Howarth and the generosity of PalestiniansFrom 'Morocco's greatest living author' (The Guardian) comes a heartbreaking novel about parents and children, the powerful pull of home and the yearning for tradition and family. Mohammed has spent the past 40 years working in France. As he approaches retirement, he takes stock of his life his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children and decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the