The Specter

About this book

In the corridors of the soul, there are memories that never leave, remaining suspended like a specter that never fades, watching us in silence and invading our solitude to remind us of what was. "The Specter" is no mere romance novel, but a grueling human journey in search of the lost truth between the hammer of the present and the anvil of the past. The story begins with Shehab, a man who succeeded in building an empire of rigidity and cruelty to hide behind it a heart heavy with loss. Shehab lives a captive of the "specter" of his absent beloved Karma, who left his life in mysterious circumstances, leaving behind unanswered questions and a wound that never heals. As he tries to move forward through his engagement to Nevin, whom he sees as nothing but a social facade, Aliaa appears in his life; the ambitious engineer who possesses enough spontaneity to shake his mighty fortresses. The threads intertwine and feelings grow complicated when Shehab finds himself torn between his loyalty to the mirage of a woman his soul never forgot, and a living reality pushing him toward Aliaa. But the truth always hides in the corners.