The book's features include a novel that encapsulates the sufferings of women while calls for freedom rise, ignoring them, in Arab capitals. The novel is filled with anthropological insights, making it a document of knowledge in addition to being an artistic work worthy of reading. (Al-Hayat Newspaper - about 'Darkness')

Synopsis: From far away, from a city that births nothing but sand and lack of light, she borrowed paper boats to escape an addicted husband; the blind wolf within him almost touched the sparks of her heart, so she killed him and fled. She hid in a shabby residential neighborhood, where brawls and stabbings were common, and the lines between right and wrong blurred. She sank into the mud, and the waves of life swept over her: the bus... the open hearts of strangers... the market... street tales and simple people, and Sheikh Yusuf... her fate that came at the lost time. He told her, 'Do not walk behind me, be by my side', and they walked side by side on a path surrounded by death.

This novel grows to the rhythm of life's edges, encapsulating the sufferings of women while calls for freedom rise, ignoring them, in Arab capitals. Salam Abdulaziz is a Saudi writer and journalist, holding a master's in media. Her novel 'Darkness' was published by Dar Al Saqi.

• Publishing house: Dar Al Saqi for Publishing and Distribution
• Number of Pages: 240
• Year of publication: 2014