Following the sudden death of his wife, Diana, a grieving husband uncovers her secret diary. As he reads, the woman he thought he knew dissolves, replaced by a stranger involved in political intrigue and the turbulent history of modern Iraq. This gripping novel by Ahmed Saadawi explores the profound and unsettling discovery that the people we love most may lead lives entirely unknown to us, forcing a confrontation with memory, identity, and the elusive nature of truth.