Daughter of the Waves: Memories of Growing Up in Pre-War Palestine

Born in 1921 in British Mandate Palestine, Ruth Jordan chronicles her remarkable childhood in this award-winning autobiography. Seen from the fresh perspective of a young girl, this is a poignant and witty account of growing up in a seaside suburb of Haifa called Bat Galim (Daughter of the Waves).Jordan seamlessly weaves together personal anecdotes with the epoch-making events of her time. She viv...