Late November brings Saleh Omar to Gatwick Airport, fleeing Zanzibar with only a mahogany box of incense—a remnant of his former life as a shopkeeper, homeowner, and father. Now an asylum seeker carrying silence as his shield, he carries memories of what he's lost.
Across London, Latif Mahmud exists in quiet solitude, bound to Saleh by an unspoken past. When their paths converge in a seaside town, long-buried truths surface. This is a tale of passion and betrayal, desire and control, of two men seeking solid ground amid the chaos of displacement and longing.
Across London, Latif Mahmud exists in quiet solitude, bound to Saleh by an unspoken past. When their paths converge in a seaside town, long-buried truths surface. This is a tale of passion and betrayal, desire and control, of two men seeking solid ground amid the chaos of displacement and longing.