A story unfolds unlike anything reported in the news.

In the heart of the Halaib Triangle.

Where the Beja people live as they always have,
Herding their flocks, awaiting the rain.

With an ancient connection to the land that needs no maps.

And when the landscape shifts, not only does the place change,

but questions arise. Who are we?

To whom do we belong?

A novel about identity when it becomes a burden.

About the land when it demands the price of survival.

And about humanity when forced to choose.

Without being prepared.

When belonging becomes harder than leaving.

Is homeland a choice or destiny?

— Abdulrahman Shaker