Gifts I Didn’t Know Were Gifts is an ode to the things we inherit from our families; ‘gifts we didn’t realize were gifts’, the meaning we glean from stories, recipes, memories, and tangible items, and the stories they tell. Lena’s family was forced to leave their home in Jerusalem, Palestine, and moved to Jordan, eventually settling all around the world in search of new places to make ‘home’. This book is the culmination of the collection of all these inherited gifts – tangible and intangible – that piece together what her Palestinian identity means to her. -Publisher
Riso-printed in green, fluorescent pink and cornflower.
Hand-numbered on a bookmark inserted into the book.