<p><b>WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE </b><br></p><p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE </b><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE</b><br><br><b>''A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank'' <i>The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,</i></b><i><b> Financial Times</b></i><br><br><b>''Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this ¿ a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history'' <i>Observer</i><br><br>A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision</b><br><br>Milad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a jou