Pieces of My Heart

About this book

Amer Al-Tanbouli witnessed the murder of his mother and siblings before leaving Ezbet Adham for Australia to live with his aunt's family. Two decades later, he returns to Egypt as a silent, guarded man determined to understand the past. His life intersects with Joud, an ambitious journalist whose assignment draws her into his mystery, and with Dr. Amal, his childhood love, who tries to heal wounds both physical and psychological. Moving between past and present, the novel weaves family secrets, justice, revenge and love into a search for the truth.