Until the Walls Come Down
by Gal Podjarny
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Pub Date Jul 22 2025 | Archive Date Jul 29 2025
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Description
After a terrorist attack claimed the lives of her parents, Tammar receives devastating news: her childhood home in Jaffa is slated for demolition. Pregnant and grieving, she throws herself into a legal battle to save the house—only to discover it once belonged to her Palestinian husband’s family, who fled during the war of 1947.
With the council hell-bent on demolishing the house for a new development, Tammar needs all the help she can get. She must reunite her estranged brothers with her husband’s family—each claiming the house as their heritage. As neighbours join their fight against displacement, Tammar learns that in her conflict-scarred homeland, every stone holds multiple histories.
Exploring questions of ownership and belonging, Until the Walls Come Down is a story about the tangled roots of family and place, and the power of unity.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
"Author Gal Podjarny has written a story with much-needed empathy for our time, placing conflict back in a context we can relate to rather than in the hands of world powers arguing over human lives. What results is a beautifully written exploration of heritage, grief, and contested identity that has a lot of complexity; it’s a story with no clear right or wrong answers, just like life. The narrative focuses on character in warm and exploratory ways, holding nothing back with bold, heartfelt, and deeply human storytelling that gets into every facet of Tammar’s life and the difficult choices she faces. The dialogue and thought presentation lets us deep into her mind and into the emotions of those she clashes with along the way, offering a powerful look at the personal toll of geopolitical conflict from someone with real experience and strong cultural empathy. Slow-paced but timely and gripping, this is a resonant literary novel that discusses the possibility of unity amid division, and that’s a message we need right now more than ever. Overall, Until the Walls Come Down is a highly recommended read for fans of poignant personal drama and those wanting to learn more about conflict in other cultures." - Readers' Favorite
"Gal Podjarny does something very special in this book—she shows us how grief can hurt deeply but also open the door to healing, how family can break but still find its way back together, and how even in a country full of conflict and division, peace can begin with a quiet conversation, a shared memory, or a single act of kindness. Interestingly, the book offers a silent yet profound call to young readers to think critically and to trust that change is possible, even if it begins with tiny steps. Until the Walls Come Down is not just a story—it is a gentle and emotional experience that teaches empathy, bravery, and the quiet power of standing up for what you believe in, even when it’s hard, and even when you’re standing alone." - Feathered Quill
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798891326958 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 330 |
