Yaffo Street

The third novel by the author of bestsellers "Bella Germany" and "Piccolа Sicily". "Yaffo Street" continues the story that began in the novel "Piccolа Sicily". 1948. Little Joëlle finds a new home on Yaffo Street in the port city of Haifa. At the same time, for the Palestinian Amal, her father's orange groves in the suburbs of Jaffa have become just a memory of a lost homeland. Both girls have no idea about the secret that not only connects them but will also determine the fate of each. Their paths will converge in one person, who will play a defining role in the lives of both - the former German soldier Moritz, who renounced war, his country, his family in Germany, his name, and himself. And all his life, Moritz, who became Maurice, will be searching for one person - his true self. His German family, his Jewish family, his Arab family - which one is he truly part of, where does his main attachment lie, and does he even have roots at all? Three families, three generations, three cultures - and one common dramatic fate. Daniel Shpek once again invites us to immerse ourselves in the amazing life of the Mediterranean, but the polyphony and panoramic quality in his new novel have become even broader, and the dramatic story of Moritz-Maurice and his loved ones will leave no one indifferent.