9781913547851 | $15.95USD | £9.99 | 19th Sept 24

By Éric Chacour | Translated by Pablo Strauss

In the heart of 1960s Cairo, Tarek’s life seems perfectly scripted. A devoted doctor following in his father’s footsteps, married to his childhood sweetheart, he’s woven into the very fabric of society. But when Ali, the enigmatic son of a patient, enters his world, everything unravels. In a city on the brink of the Six-Day War, Tarek and Ali’s forbidden love ignites a quiet revolution—one that threatens to tear apart Tarek’s carefully constructed life.

At the turn of the century, we find Tarek in Montreal, a man haunted by his past, desperately trying to bury memories too painful to confront. But someone else refuses to forget. Mysterious letters, fragments of a long-buried truth, begin to arrive. Who is writing? And why now?

'A mesmerizing and achingly beautiful novel that will linger in your memory indefinitely.'

— Jon Ransom, author of The Whale Tattoo

'A splendid exercise in melancholy and heartbreak with highly empathetic characters, Chacour’s first novel is beautifully written and superbly translated from the French by Pablo Strauss. It is not to be missed.'

— Booklist (starred review)

'A debut that reads like a classic.'

— Le Figaro

'Impressive... A masterful, thrilling debut.'

— L'Express

'A delicate, sensual, political debut.'

— Libération

'A magnificent debut novel about family secrets and loves that endure long after their breaking point’

— L’Actualité

'One of the best novels of recent years'

— Fugues

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