A remarkable novel by the author of The Cairo House depicting a love affair across cultures and the long-for return home after years of exile. Twenty years after immigrating to America, Nadine returns to her native Egypt . Her secret relationship with an American man, the great passion of her life, seems to have foundered on a misunderstanding. Her sons are grown and gone and all her moorings have come undone. Nadia finds herself questioning the choices she made decades ago. She is no longer sure that she belongs in her adopted land. She returns to the country of her birth to put her memories to the test and to discover for herself the definition of home and belonging. From the Mediterranean coast to the shores of the Red Sea , from the bustle of Cairo to the boardwalks of Alexandria, from the tourist-packed beaches to the mango orchards of the Nile Delta, the story of her past and present unfolds as Nadine tries to understand her reasons for leaving, and for returning: and above all why her past, her country, her very spirit had now made the relationship with her lover so difficult. Could coming to terms with her family , with where she had come from enable them to save their love?