An American woman and her husband move to Jerusalem and discover the many faces of community, exile, and history. By focusing on the day-to-day rhythms of her close-knit neighborhood, Hoffman offers a refreshingly honest portrait of a place that is often reduced to generalization and cliche. Photos.
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An American woman and her husband move to Jerusalem and discover the many faces of community, exile, and history. By focusing on the day-to-day rhythms of her close-knit neighborhood, Hoffman offers a refreshingly honest portrait of a place that is often reduced to generalization and cliche. Photos.
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Good. RELIABLE library withdrawal in the plastic, protective cover. Stamped at the page edge with a card pocket page on the inside RIPPED out by the library leaving a jagged edge to that page. Light scuff to the plastic cover. This edition remains useful.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'For Kate with best wishes' by author on title page. No stated edition or numberline (1st printing). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 225 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Dust jacket has edgewear and a small closed tear to one corner corresponding to a bumped corner on the book. By the Sophie Brody Medal-, Windham Campbell Literature Prize-, Wingate Prize-, and Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship-winning author of 'My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century' and 'Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Good. General wear from use. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
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TRUST OUR FEEDBACK RATING-USED GOOD.2. Construction of the book is very good i.e. Tight spine. No loose pages. Pages are in good condition but not flawless. No writing, highlighting, marks or underlining on the pages. Obvious page discoloration either on the pages or inside the cover. Front may have more obvious marks, creases are small tears and or some light rubbing. Normal shelf wear along the edges and sides of the book. A good useable book. All books are mailed out in a bubble wrap mailer to protect your purchase. Orders are ALWAYS shipped same day or next day with FREE TRACKING emailed to you automatically. (WE TRY HARD TO DESCRIBE OUR BOOKS ACCURATELY SO YOU CAN BUY WITH CONFIDENCE)
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VG PB. Through the prism of the neighborhood where she has lived for 8 years, Hoffman constructs an intimate view of Jerusalem life. In Musrara, a neighborhood on the border of the western (Jewish) & eastern (Arab) sides of the city, a shepherd, an aging civil servant, a Palestinian gardener, a mother of ten, their day-to-day existence.