Starred Prepublication Reviews

• Booklist
• Library Journal
• Publisher’s Weekly
• Kirkus

Other Print Reviews

Washington Post, June 25, 2006, “The Middle East: A Land of Two Peoples”, Kai Bird

Christian Science Monitor, May 09, 2006, “One house, two families’ dreams - The true story of the remarkable bond between an Israeli and a Palestinian”, Marjorie Kehe

The Nation, October 30, 2006, “My Friend, the Enemy”, Roane Carey

The Times (London), March 10, 2007 “Redemption, root and branch”, Susha Guppy

Seattle Times, July 10, 2006, “Common ground in a house divided”, By Mary Ann Gwinn

Mother Jones, May/June 2006, “The Lemon Tree”, By Liv Leader

The Jordan Times, August 27, 2007, “History Disguised as a Novel”, by Sally Bland 

New Statesman (London), February 26, 2007 “Crossing the divide”, Sarah Birke

Rocky Mountain News, June 2, 2006, “A house divided”, Sarah Peasley

Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, May 22, 2006, “Compassionate ‘Tree’ taps roots of Mideast’s long dispute”, Geeta Sharma-Jensen

Belfast Telegraph, March 11, 2007, “Lemons are bitter, friendships aren’t…”, Lynne Marie Fearne

Bookpage, May 2006, “Finding common ground”, Anne Bartlett