Tuba

About this book

Can absence be a kind of forced banishment within memory? In the novel Tuba we find ourselves before a question touching the deepest corners of the soul: how do we survive a love that occupied us then decided to leave? The tale begins with the echo of a single word that shook the family's stillness: Youssef is coming back. The moment it was spoken, hearts were divided between a longing that burns the chest and a false pride trying to hide behind the mask of indifference. The novel is not merely a traditional love story; it is a search journey into the cellars of broken memory, where the heroine Tuba lives in a city of passion that Youssef built inside her then left her to face the cold of days alone. Between unsent letters and coffee sipped in mornings heavy with longing, we watch Tuba's struggle as she tries to unshackle the past to settle in a safe present with Ziad. But is safety alone enough? Or does love have fangs that do not leave the victim until it remakes her anew? The events escalate to reshape the characters' features, from the rebellious Youssef who returned to awaken insight, to Tuba who learned that fear strikes feeling blind. The novel Tuba is an invitation to accompany dreams instead of letting them grow old and die; it is the tale of all who gambled everything except trying to remain. You will find yourself between its pages searching for a mirror reflecting your heart's secrets, asking: do we see our reality or only the scene our wishes drew?