The Lost

About this book

The Lost is a collection about forms of loss that cannot be measured in possessions: the erosion of self-respect, the disappearance of purpose, and the feeling of growing old before one's time. Issawi bin Hashem El-Atrees follows characters whose mistakes and hardships have carried them far from the people they hoped to become. Their stories are offered as reflection and warning, but also as consolation. The collection insists that losing one's way need not be the end of the journey, and that experience can help another person recognize the road back.