No One Prayed Over Their Graves

I was piqued by the opportunity to read a Syrian author, one who decided not to flee the war-torn country. In this high-end novel, Khalifa tells the life stories of a gaggle of childhood friends of different ethnolinguistic and religious backgrounds, with the action taking place in and around the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo.

You’ll be swept up in pure “don’t leave your favorite chair” storytelling and the seemingly endless drama of life in Middle Eastern cultures and histories.