Rula Jabreal’s stunning first novel follows Hind Husseini who establishes an orphanage after the 1948 partition of Palestine and devotes herself to Jerusalem's abandoned children. The novel's namesake Miral is smart, naïve and one of Hind's favorites. Hind is worried that Miral is about to get swept up the violence engulfing the Old City. Can Mama Hind protect Miral and convince her that education is the answer?

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