"A Southern Ache - Confession of Memory" is a polyphonic (multi-voiced) novel where the narrative is shared between the omniscient narrator and the characters. Each tells their story from a common existential human context that connects them, represented by pain, loss, and exile. They are drawn together by memory, a great love story, and the city by the sea and desert that intertwines with the subconscious. This city acts as a harsh space for its people, forcing them to leave unwillingly, carrying with them only their memories, which draw them back whenever the weight of nostalgia becomes overwhelming.

• Author: Hind Idrees Abdulsalam
• Publisher: Fadaat Publishing House
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: First
• Number of Pages: 420