{"product_id":"the-hair-of-the-pigeon-9781567928594","title":"The Hair of the Pigeon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of exile, memory, and first love, brutal, unforgettable. For readers of Khaled Hosseini, Noor Naga, and Marjane Satrapi, \u003ci\u003eThe Hair of the Pigeon\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold portrait of coming of age in a broken world--and the hope of making it whole.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"She killed him. Later that night, she kissed me.\" So begins this haunting, lyrical tale that unfolds in the labyrinthine alleys of Yarmouk, the Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, where concrete cages hold generations of longing, defiance, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the tumultuous years of the Arab Spring, Ghassan is seventeen, caught between the boy he was and the man war demands him to become. In the camp, nothing is stable--except his devotion to Sama, the brilliant, pigeon-racing girl with sapphire eyes and an untamable spirit. But loving Sama means navigating rivalries, secrets, and violence in a world where trust is fragile and power is in dangerous hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with aching intimacy and poetic force, \u003ci\u003eThe Hair of the Pigeon\u003c\/i\u003e traces the friendship of two boys, the impossible love of a girl who refuses to be caged, and the quiet endurance of a people denied a homeland. From rooftop football to the shadowy corners of war, this novel pierces the heart with its truth: that love, like flight, is often born from struggle--and that home is more than a place on a map. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe long-haired pigeon is the bringer of change. The creature that exists in the void between dreams and reality. It carries with it the stories of what truly was and what could have been and what still is. The rise and fall of lives in the face of war, their displacement near and far. The story of the refugee is complicated and at the heart of it is a story about us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567928594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Mohammed Massoud Morsi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418867495093,"sku":"9781567928594","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4fc8c34d-f174-4f78-93d6-9e261015a920.jpg?v=1775570641","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hair-of-the-pigeon-9781567928594","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}