Behind You Is the Sea A Novel

Susan Muaddi Darraj, Rasha Zamamiri, Ali Nasser

eAudio - 2024

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD""A beautiful portrait of a family reaching for their dreams while holding on to their roots.""—Publishers Weekly""Each chapter reads like a small masterpiece.""—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore—from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents to the poor who clean for the rich—lives which intersect across divides of class, generation, and religion.Funny and touching, Behind You Is the Sea brings us into the homes and lives of three main families—the Baladis, the Salamehs, and the Ammars—Palestinian immigrants who've ...all found a different welcome in America.Their various fates and struggles cause their community dynamic to sizzle and sometimes explode: The wealthy Ammar... more