From the bestselling author of The Swallows of Kabul comes this timely and haunting novel that powerfully illuminates the devastating human costs of terrorism.Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Arab-Israeli surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. As an admired and respected member of his community, he has carved a space for himself and his wife, Sihem, at the crossroads of two troubled societies. Jaafari’s world is abruptly shattered when Sihem is killed in a suicide bombing.As evidence mounts that Sihem could have been responsible for the catastrophic bombing, Jaafari begins a tortured search for answers. Faced with the ultimate betrayal, he must find a way to reconcile his cherished memories of his wife with the growing realization that she may have had another life, one that was entirely removed from the comfortable, modern existence that they shared.

雅斯米纳·卡黛哈

本名为穆罕默德·莫莱赛奥，曾是阿尔及利亚军队军官，工作之余从事写作，在阿尔及利亚以法文出版了多部小说，深获好评。在阿尔及利亚内战期间，他为了躲避军方对书籍的审查，采用了他妻子的名字“雅斯米纳·卡黛哈”这个笔名。一直到2001年，他离开军队迁居法国后，才公布其真实身分。在公布身分后他依旧使用这个女性笔名，为的是表示对妻子的感激，以及对所有阿拉伯女性的敬意。

卡黛哈对于目前深扰伊斯兰世界的政治冲突相当关心，重要著作有当代东方三部曲：《喀布尔之燕》、《哀伤的墙》、《巴格达之歌》。被誉为是阿尔及利亚继加缪之后，当代杰出的作家。