Product Description

Grains Of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim puts a human face to the people of Gush Katif as it closely follows the story of an Israeli family from pre-Intifada II until the Disengagement, which was the expulsion of Israeli citizens from Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip in 2005. The reader is given a rare opportunity to look into the hearts and souls of Gush Katif residents. This novel is historic fiction based upon the author's life and experiences in Gush Katif, as well as those of friends and neighbors. It vividly reflects the thoughts and feelings of the people who lived there during those difficult times. The author, a teen at the time she wrote this book, was herself an expellee.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #847605 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 185 pages

Customer Reviews

A powerful perspective
Grains of Sand offers clarity and voice to the albeit silenced perspective of those displaced from their homes and lives in Gush Katif. Through the eyes of teenager, Shifra Shomron fleshes out the realities of those caught amidst hope and despair struggling for peace, identity, and community within the chaotic terror created by eventual disengagement and evacuation. Echoing the angst inherent in loss, this story is a must read for anyone who has experienced broken promises. Ms. Shomron provides a single, yet telling perspective, that enlivens integrity in us all.

an important book that everyone should read
In August 2005, the community of Neve Dekalim (and several neighboring communities in Gush Katif, the "Harvest Belt" of southern Israel) were destroyed by a corrupt and misguided politician; the longtime residents lost their homes and their livelihood for no reason. Shifra Shomron - a young writer who was among those forced to leave her home in Neve Dekalim - has written a very impressive novel about these events. She shows what Neve Dekalim ("Palm Oasis") was like before all this happened, and follows the struggles and hopes of the residents as they try to save their community. The likeable characters bring us into the events, giving us an inside view. I believe this book is of value to all readers, since it shows what can happen when political corruption is allowed to overrule the rights of ordinary citizens - even in a democratic country. This is an excellent first book by a young author, and I hope to be able to read more books in the future by Shifra Shomron.

grains of sand
Awesome I wish I had done more in those days. She wrote everything truthfully from the perspective of the eyes and the feelings of an adult. May Moshiach, the Goel Tsedek, come speedily in our days ,Malkah