She held me to her chest after a long absence, sobbing fervently... I could never mistake the scent of her motherhood among all the scents of the world... A mother's scent is the scent of the homeland... They would blindfold me and pile up the family's clothes piece by piece, hiding a single piece of my mother's clothing within... They would pass the clothes under my nose one by one... And when my mother's garment reached me, I would shout at the top of my lungs: "This is it." Without ever making a mistake! Voices of admiration and astonishment would rise... before a child who never mistakes his mother's scent... I feel her distinctive fragrance still lingers in my nostrils even now... Truly, I "smell the scent of Maryam" in my memory!

About the Author: Ishaq Al-Sheikh Yaqoub was born in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1927. In late 1956, he fled to Bahrain and then to Lebanon and Syria, where he wrote for several newspapers and magazines. In 1965, he settled in Lebanon and Syria and published a series of studies. Since 1976, he returned to his homeland publicly and became involved in cultural, intellectual, and journalistic activities.

• Author: Ishaq Al-Sheikh Yaqoub
• Publisher: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing and Distribution
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Number of Pages: 264
• Cover Type: Paperback
• ISBN: 9789953714905