It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a student visa must be in want of an Australian wife. However, while their journey may only be a few kilometres long, it may take a lifetime to complete. Hayaat and Samy have a curfew-free day to travel to Jerusalem. The only problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, as well as the check points, the curfews, the permit system and Hayaat's best friend Samy, who is mainly interested in football and the latest elimination on X-Factor, but always manages to attract trouble.īut luck is on their side. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynab's life. Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. I only have to remember that walk through her memories and I know I can make my promise. I can see Sitti Zeynab sitting in the front porch of the house. See myself jumping two steps at a time down the limestone stairs. Hear my heels click on the courtyard tiles. I can see her village as though it were Bethlehem itself. "I can smell the air of her village, pure and scented. 'I won't be long,' I reassure them and I jump up onto the back of the ambulance. 'We must leave now,' they say in urgent tones. The two nurses look frazzled and smile wearily at me. To know if I will have the courage to go ahead with my plan. "I need to see Sitti Zeynab one last time.
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