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Nahr, a young Palestinian refugee, seeks a better life for her family. From an Israeli prison, she recalls what brought her there. She was born in Kuwait in the 1970s. Her hopes were to find love, raise children, and perhaps run a beauty salon. Betrayal and wars across the Middle East tear those plans apart. Yet she keeps seeking happiness and a place to belong.

Susan Abulhawa’s novel joins a love story with themes of exile and survival. Nahr tells her own story rather than letting hardship define her. Her private hopes clash with the need to survive. The book explores love and alienation within a world shaped by political conflict.

Mihaela Negrilă translated this edition from English. It forms part of the Actual series.