This beautifully written story of the Moghrabi family is so illuminating and mind expanding. How easy it is to think we know the facts, yet how hard it is to truly understand the situation. Read this book and review your history. I think you will find that this author has given new light to the subject. She does not ask you to take sides, but shows the humanity, love and compassion in a family who loved their land, their home and their Rabbi neighbor,only to lose everything when they had to flee the country. Even the olive takes on a new meaning. This book is powerful.