Beads of a Lifetime

About this book

Returning from work on a stormy night, a teacher discovers an infant lying alone among the graves. He carries her to safety, names her Hayat—Life—and raises her beside his three children. Years pass, and the children grow capable of abandoning the parents who cared for them. Amira Badr's family drama asks whether a good seed can still flower after ingratitude and separation, whether the household can be gathered again, and whether Hayat will one day appear in white as a light against the surrounding darkness.