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Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices

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Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices

With a message of hope that is both timely and timeless, UPSIDE-DOWN LOVE is an extraordinary memoir --- irreverent, funny, and profoundly uplifting --- of an Israeli lawyer, a Palestinian professor, and a love that transcends all division.

Osama is a Palestinian professor, originally from Gaza, who cannot leave the West Bank city of Ramallah. Sari is an Israeli-American lawyer and long-distance runner who petitions Israel's Supreme Court for his right to travel freely. When the case began, neither expected to fall in love --- and when it was over, nobody expected their love to endure.

First published in Hebrew in 2021, Osama and Sari's star-crossed romance --- an intimate, vulnerable portrait of an astoundingly resilient Israeli-Palestinian relationship --- has since become a beacon of hope in the aftermath of October 7, 2023. Now on its way to becoming an international cult sensation, UPSIDE-DOWN LOVE speaks to the unique circumstances of this specific moment in history, while also illustrating a timeless truth: Love will triumph over bigotry and destruction.

Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices
by Sari Bashi

  • Publication Date: January 20, 2026
  • Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction
  • Hardcover: 422 pages
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • ISBN-10: N/A
  • ISBN-13: 9798228590052