A Specter of Salvation

About this book

Karma lives in continuing conflict with herself and with the unstable family and relationships around her. Aya El-Menshawy moves between realism and imagination to trace the emotional contradictions of love and betrayal, joy and grief, strength and vulnerability. As Karma tries to recognize her own needs within the disorder, salvation begins to appear in unexpected forms. The novel asks how much of a life is chosen and how much is shaped by forces beyond individual control.