Books

In 1963, a young Yemini girl named Amira is sent away from her village to marry a man twice her age. The daughter of the village sheik, she had always fought for others, but now she must struggle against her own injustice.

Ahmed and Samir had been permitted to see or talk to Amira for years, yet now they must leave their childhood home to save her. Together, the two young boys risk their lives on a perilous mission across the desert to bring their friend home. Little did they know, that their tale of bravery and sacrifice would become one of the biggest stories in the entire country.

In 2010, Zahra arrives in Yemen along with her estranged father. The summer trip back to his home country was intended to heal the rift caused by his abandonment, but Zahra is torn between feelings of anger, guilt, and unaddressed trauma. As she embarks on her own journey of discovery, the lives of these children – separated by thousands of miles and multiple decades – will come together in an epic adventure across an ancient land.