A devastating novel about love, exile, and memory. Tantura, 1948. As they prepare to marry, Hassan and Fatima see their village destroyed, their loved ones massacred, and their futures shattered. Torn from their homeland, they begin an exile marked by loss, resilience, and the fight for dignity. Inspired by real events, their story echoes a historical tragedy where intimate destinies clash with the upheavals of the world. With writing of rare intensity, Maxim Schenkel delivers a deeply human novel where love resists oblivion and where each page carries the weight of a forbidden memory. A powerful and universal text exploring how people survive war, displacement, and the silent burden of remembrance. A profoundly moving story that asks: what remains when everything has been lost?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Maxim Schenkel, born in 1992, is a passionate traveler who has crossed mountains and vast landscapes to nourish his imagination. Every encounter, every journey inspires narratives celebrating humanity’s complexity and beauty. For him, writing is an act of resistance—against injustice, erasure, and indifference. His novels carry light, courage, and hope.