This author delves into the compelling notion that our inexplicable fears, loves, or interests may stretch back further than conscious memory, perhaps into past lives. This fascination with how unseen threads connect us across time and space informs their work, which often plays with dramatic tension derived from the reader knowing more than the characters. Their writing invites readers to ponder the mysteries of existence and the subtle influences that shape our perceptions and connections. It explores the possibility that a reason exists for feeling an instant connection with a stranger or dreaming of unfamiliar worlds, suggesting a deeper narrative at play.
A secretary determined to become a photojournalist in 1979 accompanies her Kurdish boyfriend to a wedding in northern Iraq where she is awakened to a world of constant threat and captures a tragic moment on film that upends her life.