Farida Mila Nazari"s novel is based on real events that took place in Afghanistan during the late "70s when the Soviets invaded and ruthlessly murdered hundreds of thousands of intellectuals, businessmen and professionals. Directly before that time, Farida"s father was the mayor of Mazar-e Sharif, the country"s fourth largest city, before that time. Farida was among the fortunate who managed to escape, eventually emigrating to the U.S. As you read her work you will enter the enchanted world of Rumi, Hafiz, and other highly celebrated Middle-Eastern writers. You will fall in love with Setara; she will be your heroine forever because of her extraordinary sensitivity and her poetic soul.