Our daily bread

Through her stories, Emily Nasrallah paints a stark portrait of humanity's journey through war. Some of the stories, like a map, depict the relentless war's impact on the nation's body, as well as the veins of a defiant individual, determined to cling to life despite the constant and repeated attempts to crush their humanity. A poignant melody permeates the stories in this collection, a sorrow that seeps into the soul and stirs the depths of human emotion. Emily Nasrallah's stories vividly portray the suffering of humanity in war. Indeed, some of the titles themselves form a map of the war's brutal movement within the nation, like the veins of a defiant individual, determined to hold onto life despite the relentless and repeated attempts to crush and destroy their existence. A sorrowful harmony unites the stories in this collection, a grief that penetrates the soul and shakes the deepest human emotions.