If Yusuf spoke - Kawthar Al-Hamza

Author: Koather Alhamza Publication date: 2025 Book genre: Short story and novel Publisher: Arab Literature Center Number of pages: 413 Format: Paperback Summary: My breath escapes me before I escape with my small, full body, like a ball deflated of some air, so I return slow and heavy. My weak motor coordination hinders me, lurking and pulling me down, and I feel the fall approaching. I sank into the sand's shrouds as usual, but this time my fear preceded my weight. I ran to our apartment on the upper floor, trembling as if I had stepped on ice, and I poured lukewarm water over my head hoping it would wash away my trembling... maybe it would remove what I decided from...