The Diamond Setter: A Novel

In this revised edition of a novel of exile, inheritance, and return, the fates of two families-one Palestinian, one Jewish-intertwine across generations and borders.

In 2011, Fareed Jabbali, a young Palestinian from Damascus, crosses the border into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa, in search of his grandparents' lost homeland. He carries in his pocket a rare blue diamond-once a gift to a celebrated chanteuse who sang for the Ottoman sultan-and intends to return it...