Inaam Kachachi's compelling novel, shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, follows Zeina, a young Iraqi-American woman. She returns to her war-torn homeland as an interpreter for the U.S. Army after the 2003 invasion. Caught between her American life and her Iraqi heritage, Zeina confronts the brutal realities of occupation, the suspicion of her own people, and the painful struggle to reconcile her two identities. The narrative poignantly captures the clash of cultures and the deep personal and political conflicts that arise when one's home becomes a foreign battlefield.