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"A riveting, eye-popping exploration of globalization, Middle Eastern politics and a woman scorned." -Best Thrillers
Kuwait is a country where the poor from around the world gather to serve the rich. Ricky, a Filipino, is among them. He left his IT job in China to forget the sudden and violent break-up with his Chinese girlfriend. Seven months on and Ricky gets a phone call from Breeze. She wants reconciliation. Alone in a foreign land, and isolated by an unfamiliar culture and religion, Ricky agrees. He is reassigned to Tripoli, Libya, and plans to meet up with Breeze along the way, in Cairo. From there the adventure begins. Through Saudi, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Kuwait, and finally back to China, Ricky and Breeze struggle with the legacies of poverty, dislocation, past loves, and family obligations, as they seek a path to their hopes and dreams. This is the tale of two people who want and need each other, but whose destinies refuse to stay intertwined.
About the author
This is Igor Martek's second novel, following his acclaimed Dreaming on an Arabian Carpet. Igor spent ten years living and working in Tokyo as General Manager of a UK based consultancy. He worked closely with financial institutions and witnessed first-hand the effects of the 2008 global financial crash. This story is a fictionalised account of the human cost of that crisis.
