With their blessing, McCann tells the story of two fathers - one Israeli, the other Palestinian - both have lost daughters, one to an army sniper, the other to a suicide bomber - and their desire to bring about reconcialiation by standing together to tell their stories to the world. At first its disparate sections are confusing but like the title are part of the metaphor for the peoples of Jerusalem with their seemingly endless differences going back through the centuries. A dazzling, thought-provoking read.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 103 Winter 2022 ) |
