When the moon approaches

When the Moon Approaches Author: Nadia Hashmail Language: Arabic Publication Date: 2021 Book Format: Paperback Publisher: Dar Kalemat - Kuwait Number of Pages: 500 Genre: Short Stories and Novels Translator: Iman Harzallah Between heroism, fear, and victory, the novel When the Moon Approaches depicts the journey of a brave Afghan woman to save her family. Fereeba, a schoolteacher in Kabul, forgets her troubled childhood and prepares for a new life with a loving husband, but her life turns upside down when the Taliban come to power. Her family becomes a target of the extremist regime, and after severe events, she finds herself forced to escape Afghanistan, heading to her sister's family in London. In this novel, we read about the long and exhausting journey of the family through several European cities, amidst gangs smuggling refugees and drug trafficking gangs. The fates of family members fluctuate between despair and hope, until everyone reaches the end of the exciting journey.