The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue Format:Hardcover set in 1950s Philadelphia and

set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington

Now she must guard both her heart and her land

Publication Date: June 20

Her satisfaction with work and life had hit rock bottom

Helena Andrews-Dyer shines a light on the cultural differences that separate Black and white mothers

The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue Format:Hardcover set in 1950s Philadelphia andFrom the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her mothers life in Syria. Seventeen year old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihads gift changes depending on her mood. When depression sets in,