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y separately published work icon A Lemon for Safiya single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2025... 2025 A Lemon for Safiya
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'A little girl and her family help a lost and confused stranger to find her way home in this moving story about compassion, ageing and identity.

'They reached a giant lemon tree.
The old woman sat up, tapping an urgent finger against the window.
'Hay! Hay! Hanna zarr'et ha. Hay!'
'She's saying that Hanna planted this tree,' Mama said as Dad pulled over.
'It's a beautiful tree, shajrah hhelweh,' Mama said to the old woman.

'When a little girl, Safiya, and her family help Maryam, a lost and confused stranger by the side of the road, to find her way home, they begin to understand who she is and the rich and remarkable life she has lived. Through kind-natured Safiya, we come to see Maryam, a woman who had been made invisible by society because of her ethnicity, race, religion, language, age and now dementia.

'With Arabic text interspersed throughout, A Lemon for Safiya is a wonderful exploration of language, diversity and culture.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hachette Australia , 2025 .
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      Extent: 32p.
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      • Published 28 May 2025

      ISBN: 9780734422224
Last amended 7 Mar 2025 11:05:43
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