In these diaries, four women in Gaza (Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana and Ala’a Obaid) give first-hand accounts of airstrikes, forced displacement and engineered famine. Alongside the horror are everyday acts of defiance, such as a neighbour turning missile shrapnel into an ashtray and displaced families pooling what they have to stage a traditional wedding. The collection is full of grief and also of humour, love and stubborn hope. It includes a foreword by Gillian Slovo and an introduction by Caryl Churchill, and all proceeds go to the diarists. It is urgent testimonial literature.