A remarkable fusion presented by Radwa Ashour in this enjoyable novel. She explores aspects of her autobiography intertwined with the story of 'Shagar', accompanying her from beginning to end. The narrative's high flexibility allows the author the freedom to recount various tales from her personal, familial, literary, and academic history. The novel soars when it reveals the backdrop of political and social events that shape the Arab face in the second half of the twentieth century.