Behind Our Curtains

About this book

A telephone rings in the middle of the night and breaks through a wall of resignation built over more than twenty years. Between the historic lanes of the Casbah and public spaces alive with the desire for freedom, a woman stands between an inner autumn and the distant promise of renewal. Hayat Kasdi follows her from betrayal and enforced silence toward confrontation, self-recovery, and the liberating power of writing. Behind Our Curtains is an intimate novel about the conventions that conceal suffering and the courage required to remove the mask, even when rebirth comes late.