This is a beautiful novel about love and exile. It is about the wonder and pain of loving, living, and leaving… one’s country, one’s safe place, one’s expectations, oneself. Filled with music and poetry, the novel confronts you with nothing less than the brutal honesty of living life fully and beyond regret. And you wont regret reading this novel. With all its sexiness, lyricism, and emotional brilliance, you are in for a deeply touching and unforgettable read.