Salama only got to do one year of her pharmacy degree before civil war broke out in Syria, and now she works every day in the hospital - not only giving drugs but doing surgery, helping everyone she can, even if it's just closing the eyes of the dead. With her family dead or arrested, the only person Salama has left is her pregnant sister-in-law Layla, and Khawf, a hallucination who mocks her with her fears. Torn between her duty to stay in Syria and help and her promise to get Layla to safety, Salama's dilemma only gets worse when she meets handsome activist Kenan. This is an incredibly hard-hitting book and some of it makes very difficult reading, but it's also a beautiful love story. Very glad I read this even if learning more about what's going on in Syria is very distressing.

Putting on the Book Buffet at the UK Uncon in Durham.

To the finder, enjoy, and I hope you will write a journal entry so that previous readers will know that this book has been found. It is always a joy to find where it has gone. You can remain anonymous but if you are interested in joining (free with no strings) please consider using greenbadger or anyone else who has journaled the book as your referrer.
I don't get anything from this except for the pleasure of watching my books travel and knowing that they are giving pleasure to others.
Keep the book for as long as you like, and when you are done with it please pass it on to a friend, or set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find as you did. When you pass this book along, please make a release note to let others know where you left it. Thank you.

I was pointed in the direction of this book by greenbadger. I may read it and or I may put it in a Bookbox. Not sure yet.

This will be going into the UK Mixed Fiction Bookbox

Join UK Bookcrossers at the BCUK Durham Unconvention from 20-22 September 2024