"Amira Ghenim's sweeping, multigenerational historical novel is not just a fictionalized version of his life, but a kaleidoscopic portrait of Tunisian history, from colonial rule to the Nazi occupation to the country's independence and the political struggles that followed."--May-lee Chai, The New York Times Book Review

★ "Ghenim keeps the reader guessing, as she does her characters, with passion and anguish, disclosing devastating secrets of lives maliciously destroyed... A stirring, engrossing tale."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Ghenim offers an enthralling saga of two upper-class families linked by marriage and roiled by an explosive letter in 1935 Tunis.... Ghenim provides a rich backdrop with descriptions of Tunis's culinary traditions and Tunisia's fight for independence. Readers will be transported."--Publishers Weekly

"One of the best Tunisian novels of recent years... Amira Ghenim masterfully weaves suspense throughout a family saga that grips the reader until the very last page."--Internazionale

"An enthralling exploration of the complexities of Tunisian society, and a gripping family saga that captures the spirit of a nation poised between tradition and modernity."--Corriere della Sera

"A mesmerizing kaleidoscope of a novel."--la Repubblica