FCC Book Club - As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Name: FCC Book Club - As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Start: 2026-03-09T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-09T13:30:00-04:00
Location: 1345 Potomac Avenue, Hagerstown, MD, United States, Maryland 21742

Schedule

Mon Mar 09 2026 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1345 Potomac Avenue, Hagerstown, MD, United States, Maryland 21742 | Hagerstown, MD

Join us for the next Book Club meeting!
The Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 9th at 12:30 PM at Bistro 11. We hope you will join us for lunch and fellowship as we discuss As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh. If you are interested in joining us, contact Judy Kofoet and she will send you a reminder email prior to the meeting. In the meantime, read “As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow” and plan to join us!

Before the revolution, Salama Kassab is a promising pharmacy student supported by a loving family and dreaming of a world far beyond the borders of her cherished Syria. Everything changes the moment the Syrian Revolution erupts. Salama is thrust into a reality where every choice carries unimaginable weight, where survival is uncertain, and where safety becomes a rare luxury. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh doesn’t simply tell a story about war — it pulls you inside the heart of someone living through it. Through Salama’s journey, the novel exposes how conflict reshapes a person from the inside out, revealing the grief, resilience, and fierce hope that define the human spirit in the darkest moments. This debut novel isn’t just powerful, it is a reminder of the stories of the people behind the headlines.