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It's April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa. One minute, seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of taking his first harvest from the family's orange tree; the next he is swept away into a life of exile and rage. Seeking a new beginning in swinging '60s London, Salim falls in love with Jude. The only problem? Jude is Jewish. Ishmael's Oranges follows the story of two families spanning the crossroad events of modern times and of the legacy of hatred their children inherit.

When a heart attack kills his father, young architect Nick abandons his safe London life to volunteer in a village on the edge of the Sahara. Redemption awaits there, or so he hopes, a last chance to atone for an old sin. Alone in an unfamiliar world, dangerous currents soon pull him in: a simmering family conflict, hidden corruption and violence. And his host’s lonely wife, Margaret, is drawn to him by secrets of her own. Their attraction blurs the line between right and wrong. But when a killing drought descends, it brings an irrevocable moment of choice. To save those loves, should he take matters into his own hands? His decision has life-changing consequences for them all.

Jaffa, April 1948. Der siebenjährige Salim Al-Ismaeli, Sohn eines palästinensischen Orangenzüchters, freut sich darauf, die ersten Früchte des Orangenbaums zu ernten, der zu seiner Geburt gepflanzt wurde. Doch der Krieg bricht aus und treibt die ganze Familie in die Flucht. Von nun an hat Salim nur noch einen Traum: Eines Tages zu seinem Baum zurückzukehren und im Land seiner Väter zu leben.