"Susan Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior; she looks into the darkest crevices of lives, conflicts, horrendous injustices, and dares to shine light that can illuminate hidden worlds for us, who are too often oblivious. A major writer of our time, to read Abulhawa is to begin to understand not simply the misinformation we have received for decades about what has gone on in Palestine and the Middle East, but to come to terms with our own resistance to feeling the terror of our own fear of Truth."--Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart

"Against the Loveless World is a masterpiece! As she does with every book, Susan Abulhawa paints stunningly beautiful and humanizing images of Palestinian women as they navigate the violence of settler-colonial oppression with dignity and agency. With this novel, she also forces us to wrestle with the complexities of love, freedom, struggle, and shame in ways that both inspire and challenge our very conceptions of what it means to be human. This is a major literary contribution that further cements Abulhawa's status as one of the most important writers of our generation."--Marc Lamont Hill, award-winning author of Nobody

"A thrilling, defiant novel. Abulhawa's latest novel reads as a riot act against oppression, misogyny, and shame."--Fatima Bhutto, author of The Runaways

"A powerful and expansive story of love, resistance, and the search for freedom. Abulhawa's characters are raw, unapologetic, and unforgettable."--Saleem Haddad, author of Guapa

"Nahr is a wonderful creation, strong-willed, passionate, unapologetic, and adventurous. Her refusal to accept the subordination expected of her propels the story at a thrilling pace. Her determination to find love in a loveless world and her unquenchable spirit in adversity shines a ray of hope into some very dark places."--Michael Palin, actor and philanthropist

"A fearless work of imagination and documentary."--Ahdaf Soueif, author of In the Eye of the Sun

"[A]t its heart, Abulhawa's novel is a love story . . . but this is a love story that cannot escape its geography, and Abulhawa elegantly crafts a world where the tension between desire and survival is laid bare."-- "New Yorker"

"A meditation on love and alienation in a setting that is by nature political [. . .] Exhilarating and contemplative."-- "Los Angeles Review of Books"

"Abulhawa has created a spirited protagonist who lives invisibly and in opposition to her 'loveless world, ' telling her own story on her own terms."-- "New York Times Book Review"

"The detailed explorations of a woman's pain and desperate measures make this lush story stand out."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Through Nahr, Abulhawa seamlessly, affectingly parallels Palestine's brutal, occupied history during the last half-century, humanizing headlines with names, families, dates, memories that belong to people with whom readers can identity, believe, empathize, mourn and ultimately, albeit tentatively, celebrate."-- "Shelf Awareness"

"In this moving and nuanced novel, Abulhawa takes a hard look at the inheritance of exile and the intersection of the political with the personal, as Nahr's story reveals the complexity beneath the simple narratives told on both sides of a deep divide."-- "Booklist"

"A remarkable story filled with lyrical prose and breathtaking humanity."-- "Book Reporter"

"From the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which made her a refugee, to jilted love, poverty, prostitution, a trek through Jordan, and falling in love, Nahr's life unfolds in twists and turns, told beautifully by the internationally bestselling author of Mornings in Jenin."-- "GMA.com"

"This is one masterfully written story you won't be able to put down."-- "CNN.com"

"Palestinian-American writer and political activist Susan Abulhawa has given us another powerful novel, this one of a woman's fight against misogyny and oppression to find hope and meaning in the darkest of times."-- "Ms. Magazine"

"Against the Loveless World gives readers a lens that focuses on the experience of a woman trying to assimilate into Palestinian culture as she moves forward to find a better life, the one she always dreamed of."-- "Apartment Therapy"

"Susan Abulhawa's writing has the rare quality of allowing us to hear the sound, taste the flavor, smell the fragrance, and feel the pulse of Palestine. She offers a rare insight and we would be foolish not to accept it."-- "Mint Press News"