Behind paradise

Book name: Behind Paradise Author: Mansoura Ez Eldin Publisher: Dar Al Ain for Publishing Number of pages: 222 About the book: Behind Paradise is an engaging novel that boldly and skillfully benefits from the fantastical, mythical, and folk tales. As in Mansoura Ez Eldin's previous works: Flickering Light and Maryam's Maze, dreams are vividly present, but here she largely frees herself from her nightmare-like side and comes closer to her concept and interpretations in Islamic heritage. She is the sun and Salma the moon. Or at least, that's what Salma believed for many years. Salma always thought she was a deceptive lunar, sneaking her friend's rays and warmth. She robbed her of the pulse of life, without a hair trembling on her head. Two lovers of ambiguity, which they used to leave in others' souls. They exchanged roles obsessively. Who writes? Who owns? And who can claim anything amidst this darkness? Salma, like a drowning person, clings to a story involving the rich and the poor, snakes, dreams, and boxes wrapped with unknown vows, and spirits lost without anyone caring... or at least without anyone caring enough. But always and forever, it is easy to create stories. The lesson that never tires of repeating itself is: chains do not break.