Taking shelter in a deserted villa, he unearths the previous owner’s buried secrets while reckoning with his own. Wassim is living on the streets of Damascus, having abandoned a wife and child and a charade he could no longer keep up. Sponsored as a refugee by a controlling older man, Hussam is living an openly gay life in Vancouver, where he attempts to quiet his demons with sex, drugs, and alcohol. Ten years later, Hussam and Wassim are still struggling to find peace and belonging. In an instant, the course of their lives is changed forever. A blooming romance leads to a tragic accident when Hussam’s father catches him acting on his feelings for his best friend, Wassim. Date published:- will be published on 1st September 2022Ī deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout that ripples through their adult lives.
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