nA moving story about Palestines 1948 Exodus by the Arab worlds finest living novelist. First in a trilogy. nLong exiled in New York, Palestinian ex-pat Adam Dannoun thought he knew himself. But an encounter with Blind Mahmoud, a father figure from his childhood, changes everything. As he investigates exactly what occurred in 1948 in Lydda, the city of his birth, he gathers stories that speak to his peoples bravery, ingenuity, and resolve in the face of unimaginable hardship.n