Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university.
Estranged from her son, she drifts, grieving and isolated.
Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic.
To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and another culture, yet they are drawn to each other.
Birlinn General Translator, paperback/leila aboulela
