Longlisted for the Booker International.
Two women on a journey through the land of their fathers and mothers. A wrong turn. A bad decision.
They had no idea, when they arrived in Morocco, that their usual freedoms as young European women would not be available. So, when the spry Saleh presents himself as their guide and savior, they embrace his offer. He extracts them from a tight space, only to lead them inexorably into an even tighter one: and from this far darker space there is no exit.
Their tale of confinement and escape is as old as the landscapes and cultures so vividly depicted in this story of where Europe and Africa come closest to meeting, even if they never quite touch.
Author: Tommy Wieringa
Publisher: Scribe Us
Published: 01/05/2021
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781950354368
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/12/2020
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2020
Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 83