From the author of The Girls at 17 Swann Street comes a masterful story of tragedy and redemption (Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses ) written in soul-searing prose ( BookPage , starred review) about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love on the cusp of their bright future when a travel ban rips them apart on the eve of their son\'s premature birth .
Achingly intimate yet poignantly universal, No Land to Light On is a tense, moving novel about the meaning of home, the risks of exile, the power of nations, and the power of love ( Kirkus Reviews )..
As the minutes and then hours pass, she becomes increasingly alarmed, unaware that Hadi has been stopped by US Customs and Border Protection, detained for questioning, and deported.
On the date of his return, Sama waits for him at the arrivals gate, but he doesn\'t appear.
He leaves America, promising his wife he\'ll be gone only for a few days.
When Sama is five months pregnant, Hadi\'s father dies suddenly, and Hadi decides to fly back to Jordan for the funeral.
Now, they are giddily awaiting the birth of their son, a boy whose native language will be freedom and belonging.
Sama came to Boston years before on a prestigious Harvard scholarship
Hadi landed there as a sponsored refugee from a bloody civil war.
Sama and Hadi are a young Syrian couple in love, dreaming of their future in the country that brought them together.
From the author of The Girls at 17 Swann Street comes a masterful story of tragedy and redemption (Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses ) written in soul-searing prose ( BookPage , starred review) about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love on the cusp of their bright future when a travel ban rips them apart on the eve of their son\'s premature birth
