more historical text than memoir. Shehadeh explores the difficult relationship he had with his father, and how they were robbed of an opportunity to get to a place of understanding each other because his father was assassinated. the author uses the historical context of Palestine to demonstrate how the fissures and fractions of his relationship with his father were influenced by the destruction of their home and their country 

a good read to understand more about Palestine and the ways it’s been colonized. but very dry, no emotions even though it’s an emotional topic