Bassam begins his morning walking to the mosque. Rami rides his motorbike to the monastery. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

In prison, Bassam learns more about the genocide that effected Rami’s family. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

Silence is heard and a garden is planted. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

Even when lives end, life continues. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

Yigal Elhanan and Arab Aramin, the brothers of Smadar and Abir, carry on their sisters’ stories. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

Two deaths, a decade apart, shape countless lives. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

In the immediate aftermath of tragedy, two families search for answers about their daughters. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

The Separation Wall cuts through the West Bank. Including, at one crucial point, a schoolyard. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

People have travelled from across the world to listen to the stories of Bassam and Rami. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

Years after their deaths, Abir and Smadar live on through their families' striving for peace. A novel by Colum McCann, inspired by actual events. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more