Join author and Episcopal priest Leyla K. King

Memoir as Discovery: How an Immigrant Story Informs the Present

Time: Monday, June 15, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM

Location: The Chapel of St. Anne (18-20 Claremont Ave, Arlington Heights, MA 02476)

Join us for an evening with author and Episcopal priest Leyla K. King as she reflects on the power of memoir to reveal hidden histories and illuminate the present. Drawing from her book, Daughters of Palestine: A Memoir in Five Generations, Leyla will share stories of five generations of Palestinian Christian women whose lives unfold across continents, upheaval, resilience, and enduring faith.

About the Speaker

Leyla K. King is a Palestinian American Episcopal priest and writer. She is a founding member of Palestinian Anglicans and Clergy Allies (Palestiniananglicans.org) and The Small Churches Big Impact Collective. Currently, she serves as the Canon for Mission in Small Congregations for the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.

About the Book

From Palestine to Texas in one hundred years, this epic family tale follows five generations of Christian women as their family’s intimate dramas - full of hope, fear, grief, and joy – play out against a backdrop of violence that would rip them from their homeland.

Book Reviews

“Absorbing debut memoir . . . Through overlapping vignettes, [King] creates a colorful mosaic of her family's experiences, highlighting their courage, faithfulness, humor, and deep love for one another. Daughters of Palestine illuminates the Palestinian Christian experience and celebrates one family's resilience.” —Shelf Awareness

“King pulls no punches in detailing how seemingly safe harbors for refugees can suddenly become threatening, and vividly captures how her family celebrated life’s blessings and endured tumult with the aid of their faith. The result is a powerful narrative of loss, survival, and belief.”—Publishers Weekly

Registration is free and open to all. Please consider a donation of $20 to support this program and other ministries at Bethany House of Prayer.