Reviews

Kirkus Reviews
“…Politics exact a devastating personal price in this harrowing journey.”

Publishers Weekly
“Gritty and intricately plotted…Williams’s book paints the contours of the real-life conflict admirably, making the thrilling disappearance story relatable with nuanced characterizations and a wealth of strong subplots concerning reclaiming love, protecting family, and guarding hope for a new future when the present seems to be teetering on disaster.”

Library Journal
“A complex and suspenseful tale with dozens of subplots, questioning loyalty and exploring forgiveness at the individual and societal levels”

Shelf Awareness
“The narrative moves between Sabine and Rose in this suspenseful, compelling story set in a perilous region that many readers may have only heard about on the news.”

Washington Independent Review of Books
“Williams has created characters the reader will bond with immediately and a narrative that grips the imagination with a vital quest across the boundaries of countries and of the heart…An extraordinary debut, written with a masterful sense of plot and pacing and a keen understanding of the thorny world of western intervention in the developing world…A stunning combination of intrigue and despair, redemption and love.”