"A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a better life for her family throughout the Middle East... As Nahr sits, locked away in solitary confinement, she spends her days reflecting on the dramatic events that landed her in prison in a country she barely knows. Born in Kuwait in the 70s to Palestinian refugees, she dreamed of falling in love with the perfect man, raising...

Ester, a Jewish girl, travels from wartorn Europe to a new home in Israel, while another other young woman, Nejma, finds herself marooned in a Palestinian refugee camp. The lives of the two women become caught up in the turmoil of the Middle East, both of whom aspire for peace.