An escape from a wounded homeland, a family burdened by loss, and a marriage without a voice.

A voice from the past, an open space to confess all that she has long kept silent about.

And a face from the present, rearranging the chaos of her heart.

This is not a novel, but a chronicle of enduring Arab suffering.

A memory of wars.

Exiles harsher than alienation.

And women who carry defeat in their bodies and in their stifled voices.

– Suzanne Khalki