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Samah Sabawi in Conversation with Arwa Abousamra
Event

Samah Sabawi in Conversation with Arwa Abousamra


Time & date

7:00pm - 8:30pm, 24th October 2024


Location

ISRA Centre View map

Level 3 128-136 South Parade, Auburn, NSW 2144


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$5

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About

Come together for an intimate evening of conversation as we celebrate the launch of Samah Sabawi’s Cactus Pear For My Beloved. Explore a powerful family story of love, resistance, and the enduring human spirit across generations.

Book

Cactus Pear For My Beloved
SHORTLISTED, 2025 Stella Prize. Shortlisted for THE AGE Book of the Year. Shortlisted for the NSW Literary Award for Non Fiction. 'If there's a more important or timely book in 2024, I'm yet to come across it. Five big shiny stars.' GOOD READING MAGAZINE 'Samah Sabawi has written a story of courage and struggle. Her generosity is such that above all she has gifted us a story of love of family and country.' TONY BIRCH The story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland.
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