For three years, Ben Ehrenreich accompanied Palestinian families in the West Bank. He shared their concerns, experienced their anger, and laughed with them. He gives voice to their experiences. His overwhelming report, impressive in its urgency and literary power, tells the story of people trying to maintain their will to survive in an atmosphere of constantly looming violence: through stoicism, active resistance, and a defiant joy of life. Precisely because Ehrenreich forgoes neutral distance and aims to bear witness, he brings us closer to Palestinian life in a way that is hardly perceptible amidst the cacophony of the seemingly intractable conflict.