As Long As The Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow is about an 18-year-old pharmacy student, Salama who is tasked with being her pregnant sister-in-law’s caregiver after the start of the Syrian civil war. As one of the few people in her neighborhood with medical training, she is promoted to the role of doctor and sees first-hand the atrocities of regular bombings and chemical attacks on innocent people.

Salama is struggling with her decision to stay in Syria and fight for her people or leave the country she loves and save her family, all while managing her rapidly deteriorating mental health in the face of unbelievable atrocities.