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“Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. There are certain authors whose websites I continually refresh looking for new material. It's the worst when I start doing this in response to a debut because the wait is excruciating. Luckily Isabelle Hammad has at least one other book in circulation to tide me over because this was SPECTACULAR. I was also struck by the narration. I wonder if Nadia Albina's stoic, conversational style won't be to everyone's taste, but for me, her performance was everything I want in an audiobook. Anyway, I didn't burst into tears at the end...YOU burst into tears at the end! ”
— Maren • Nook & Cranny Books
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“Isabella Hammad's prose is gorgeous and I look forward to reading everything she ever writes, now that I've read everything she's published so far. Sonia was such a nuanced and interesting protagonist and to see Palestine from her outsider/insider POV was such a joy, but left a strange aftertaste (compliment) that made me want to keep reading. ”
— Sara • Green Apple Books
Summary
After years away from her family’s homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. This is her first trip back since the second intifada and the deaths of their grandparents: while Haneen made a life here commuting to
Tel Aviv to teach at the university, Sonia remained in London to focus on her acting career and now dissolute marriage. On her return, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile, both bone-deep and new.
At Haneen’s, Sonia meets the charismatic and candid Mariam, a local director, and finds herself roped into a production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Sonia is soon rehearsing Gertrude’s lines in Classical Arabic and spending more time in Ramallah than Haifa, along with a dedicated group of men
from all over historic Palestine who, in spite of competing egos and priorities, each want to bring Shakespeare to that side of the wall. As opening night draws closer it becomes clear just how many violent obstacles stand before a troupe of Palestinian actors. Amidst it all, the life Sonia once knew starts
to give way to the daunting, exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.
A brilliant rendering of present-day Palestine, Enter Ghost is a story of diaspora, displacement, and the connection to be found in family and shared resistance.
Timely, thoughtful, and passionate, Isabella Hammad’s highly anticipated second novel is an exquisite feat, an unforgettable story of artistry under occupation.