The Fig Tree maintains a funny and lighthearted tone for the majority of its run, but the backdrop of war is never too far. It was easy to get lost in the kids’ make-believe worlds and childlike ...
Figs fall from the Tree. Whispers of a Revolution crowd the shadows. Southwest of Mashhad, ten-year-olds Mandana and Javeed hurtle towards each other for the very first time—except somehow it doesn’t ...