Jasmine Falling

When Jasmine’s mother dies inside their English mansion, hope comes in the form of her multi-million pound inheritance. But with her inheritance threatened, Jasmine is left to contemplate a future she does not know how to live. Jasmine has only ten days to uncover the circumstances of her father’s decade long disappearance before her fortune is lost forever. Forced to return to his homeland in Palestine, she follows his footsteps through stories long ingrained in the local’s minds. She is helped on her journey by a mysterious stranger who guides her through the trails of the Holy Land to the scattered broken villages, each harbouring its own secrets.Under the watchful eyes of the ever-encroaching Occupation, Jasmine must piece together her history in the broken land, before it destroys her future.

Shereen Malherbe is a British Palestinian writer based in both the UK and the United Arab Emirates. After visiting her father’s home-land she was compelled to capture and preserve her family’s history, which ultimately led to her first novel Jasmine Falling. Her aim in writing Jasmine Falling was to convey the hope that the Palestinian people exude with characters that represented positive aspects of both sides in the ongoing conflict that surrounds them. Shereen Malherbe is also a writer for Muslimah Media Watch, a forum for critiquing the images of Muslim women in the media and pop culture. If you would like to contact Shereen or see her other works you can find her at www.shereenmalherbe.com. You can also follow her on twitter @malherbegirl