Starry night

The past resurfaces in Adam's life, as if to shake up its monotony: an unbearable job, a destitute family life, a single friend named Rawad, and time spent at Mama Samia's café. During one of his sessions at the café, the past reaches him through an unknown man named Edgar. Although he's never seen him before, the stranger invites him into his apartment. He reveals secrets that, decades later, still resist unraveling. He opens Pandora's box, revealing the unexpected. Years after her death, his mother reappears, confirming that the dead never completely disappear. Rather, they are capable of re-entering life and altering the destinies of the living. In this tightly knit and unexpected plot, the novel also examines the effects of war without directly mentioning them, tracing their impact and personal scars that become more entrenched with age. The past spills into Adam's life as if to shake its humdrum: an unbearable job, a destitute family life, an only friend named Rawad, and time spent at Mama Samia's Café. One day, while at the café, the past comes back to haunt him in the form of an unknown man named Edgar. Although he's never seen this man before, the stranger invites him to his apartment. He then reveals to him secrets that are still hard to decipher despite being decades old. He opens Pandora's box for him only for something unexpected to come out. Years after her death, his mother shows up again, proving that the dead never truly disappear. But rather, they are capable of breaking through life's barriers again and changing the fate of the living… In this accurate and unexpected plot, the effects of war are perceived without ever being directly mentioned. The story depicts the war's impact and the scars it left behind which get deeper as its memory grows older.