Ronit Jamil, Pamela L. Laskin
Ronit Jamil, Pamela L. Laskin
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Ronit & Jamil

Author: Pamela L. Laskin

Narrator: Nira Amiel, Assaf Cohen, Aylam Orian, Youssif Kamal

Unabridged: 1 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/21/2017

Synopsis

Pamela L. Laskin’s beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers to the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict.Ronit, an Israeli girl, lives on one side of the fence. Jamil, a Palestinian boy, lives on the other side. Only miles apart but separated by generations of conflict—much more than just the concrete blockade between them. Their fathers, however, work in a distrusting but mutually beneficial business arrangement, a relationship that brings Ronit and Jamil together. And lightning strikes. The kind of lightning that transcends barrier fences, war, and hatred.The teenage lovers fall desperately into the throes of forbidden love, one that would create an irreparable rift between their families if it were discovered. But a love this big can only be kept secret for so long. Ronit and Jamil must face the fateful choice to save their lives or their loves, as it may not be possible to save both.

About Pamela L. Laskin

Pamela L. Laskin is a lecturer in the English department at City College of New York and directs the Poetry Outreach Center. A published poet and author, she has written several poetry chapbooks and children’s books, including Homer the Little Stray Cat, and short YA stories for both Sassy and Young Miss magazines. She is currently a Colin Powell fellow and a SEED grant recipient for Poetry Outreach, and she has received three RF CUNY grants for completion of creative work. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on March 27, 2017

This is the most lovely story. A modern Romeo and Juliet,but refreshing and not cliche. Highly highly recommend!! It is absolutely a new poetry favorite that I'll reread many times.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on February 01, 2020

This is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, set during the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict. I enjoyed the writing style and I also appreciated how the author included some quotes from the original play. My main issues with the story were two. The first is that the conflict was not analyzed much, it......more

Goodreads review by Elle on May 25, 2017

Finished in less than an hour. This book tells a story about prejudice and hope. It's just not told very well. WHY THIS BOOK FAILS The character and romance development is barely there. It's instalove, of course. And the book didn't have ANY character work. Ronit and Jamil ended up being a complete me......more

Goodreads review by Bárbara on November 20, 2017

My main problem here was that I had trouble really often to distinguish the voices of the characters. That got really distracting and confusing. As far as retelling go, this one was okay-ish. But since it's supposed to be a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, the fact that it's set in modern day kind of......more

Goodreads review by Samm | Sassenach the on August 10, 2019

This is a weird book to rate. There's some BEAUTIFUL lines in this but it's such a clunky compilation as a whole. I'm also kinda confused why you would go "Romeo and Juliet" in Israel-Palestine and not have it end like a Shakespean tragedy and be very surface level about the geopolitical conflict. I......more

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