No Light to Land by Yara Zgheib is a moving porrtrayal of a relationship tested to extreams.
Told in dual narratives we are drawn into the heartbreakingly uncertain world of Sama and Hadi a young couple torn apart when Hadi, returning to Jordan following the death of his father is detained by boarder control on his way back to the USA.
Yara Zgheib manages to perfectly capture the heady early days of Sama and Hadis romance and then the achingly difficult choices they must face when Hadi is refused entry back to the USA.
The dual narratives give you such a rounded view and you cannot help but have empathy for the main characters.
Zgheib also uses small passages about the migratory habits of birds to act as a kind of informative analogy.
All in all this is a moving story which explores not only romantic love but also the love of a mother for her child and the sacrifices that may be considered to ensure your child has a positive future.
Told in dual narratives we are drawn into the heartbreakingly uncertain world of Sama and Hadi a young couple torn apart when Hadi, returning to Jordan following the death of his father is detained by boarder control on his way back to the USA.
Yara Zgheib manages to perfectly capture the heady early days of Sama and Hadis romance and then the achingly difficult choices they must face when Hadi is refused entry back to the USA.
The dual narratives give you such a rounded view and you cannot help but have empathy for the main characters.
Zgheib also uses small passages about the migratory habits of birds to act as a kind of informative analogy.
All in all this is a moving story which explores not only romantic love but also the love of a mother for her child and the sacrifices that may be considered to ensure your child has a positive future.