Syria. The earth and the fig -- Like two hands -- The lion's request -- Through the iron gate -- Feathers over the sun -- Where the camel sleeps -- Bone island -- There also is my heart -- Jordan/Egypt. Hidden heavens -- Stories you tell yourself -- The season of salt -- Sea of blood -- The weight of stones -- Libya. Sea of swords and teeth -- The green deep -- Blood and water -- The ribbon of good-bye -- Algeria/Morocco. Bare earth -- Two things at the same time -- Underneath -- Ceuta. Homecoming -- The last empty space.
Summary
This rich, moving, and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what -- The Map of Salt and Stars follows the journeys of Nour and Rawiya as they travel along identical paths across the region eight hundred years apart, braving the unknown beside their companions as they are pulled by the promise of reaching home at last.