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14 years ago, Samina, a dazzling beauty and fearless activist, disappeared without a trace. Two years before, her lover, known as Poeta, was beaten to death by government thugs. In the present day, her daughter Asmani is still tormented by the burden of the past and harbours questions about her mother's fate....
The young woman starts working in television and that's how she meets Ed. Soon after, an encrypted letter arrives - proof that Samina and Poet are alive. Asmani grasps onto the glimmer of hope. And the closer she gets to the truth, the stronger her bond becomes with Ed - the only one who understands the deep pain and intense love that keeps her alive.

With her typical sweep and insight, Kamila Shamzi invites us on a dizzying and painful journey through Pakistan's turbulent history. Her magnetic narrative is a poetic melody about the power of words, an intimate story about the fractured relationship between mother and daughter, a beautiful meditation on love and forgiveness. A novel in which words are truly alive...