Yassini girls

Set between the Old City of Jerusalem and the quiet countryside of Britain,
Yassini Girls follows two women bound by blood, memory, and a past that
refuses to be forgotten. When Fatima receives an unexpected phone call in an ancient house behind stone walls, long-buried memories are unearthed.
Thousands of miles away, Layla discovers a hidden heirloom in her family attic, igniting a journey through the silenced traumas of Palestinian history.
Spanning generations and continents, Yassini Girls is a deeply moving novel about inherited pain, cultural identity, and the power of tradition in preserving the stories we carry. Drawing from the author’s own experiences —including those captured in a BBC documentary —the novel offers a rare, intimate perspective on Palestinian womanhood and resilience.
With evocative prose and unforgettable characters, Malherbe challenges readers to confront how the past shapes our present— and how silence, like memory, is never without consequence.