The Forbidden Pleasure

About this book

Sometimes, collapse does not begin with an earthquake but with a word never said, and a seat left vacant at the dialogue table longer than it should. In this novel, we do not weave a traditional tale of betrayal but monitor 'an alarm bell' ringing in the corridors of houses inhabited by silence. The novel tells the story of a young couple who once believed love alone was life's antidote, but the noise of needs and daily battles pushes the husband Sami into a frantic race against time to earn a living, bartering his rest and sleeping hours for a silent extra job, thinking sacrifice would speak for itself. And on the other bank sits the wife Siham watching the emptiness creep into her days, searching for a single word to satisfy the ego of the female within her and make her feel she is still alive. Between the hammer of emotional deprivation and the anvil of poverty, a small 'virtual' window opens onto a world behind cold screens. There, where fake empathy mixes with hidden agendas, Siham begins an internal struggle.