Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine
Ibtisam Barakat
In this memoir, Ibtisam Barakat recounts her childhood and adolescence in Palestine between 1972 and 1981, after the Six-Day War. Continuing from Tasting the Sky, the book centers on her wish to become a writer. She draws encouragement from correspondence with pen pals and from an adult who urges her to continue writing. Her mother’s decision to pursue schooling becomes another important development in the family. The narrative follows Barakat’s years of growing up amid adversity while she seeks inspiration and a path toward writing.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
