Shards of the Past

About this book

Between the ancient alleys of 'Azemmour' and the sea smell that never betrays the memory of its people, 'Dahabiya' is born—the girl whose emerald features were nothing but a curtain for a cold war she fights alone. In a Morocco groaning under the weight of occupation, where 'protection' becomes a mere word to camouflage oppression, Dahabiya finds herself trapped in a triangle of pain: a teenage brother awaiting execution behind the bars of injustice, a lost love swallowed by the sea under cover of mystery, and a homeland stolen in broad daylight. 'Shards of the Past' is not merely a historical novel but a journey into the depths of the human psyche when besieged between principles and necessity. Can beauty be a lethal weapon? And does sacrificing one's reputation erase the sins of betrayal never committed? Dahabiya disguises herself as a 'salsa' dancer to search for a spy closer to her than her jugular vein, and in every dance she performs there is a stifled scream and a code understood only by those who tasted the bitterness of loss. Between houses demolished by the colonizer and mosques whose minarets fell silent so churches could speak in their place, we accompany 'Al-Daou.'