(Paperback, Main)

A sweeping tale of life and death, set in the Syrian capital at the turn of the twentieth century.

(Paperback, Main)

A tale of three ordinary people embarking on a dogged, absurd quest through the nightmare of Syria's ongoing and catastrophic civil war - with little more than simple determination.

(Paperback)

1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents in Aleppo. Her three aunts, Maryam the pious one; Safaa, the liberal; and the free-spirited Marwa, bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant.