What remains of us after we are gone?On the morning of October 7, Yael, a devoted nurse from Kibbutz Nir Oz, is overwhelmed by the wounded streaming into her clinic. She works tirelessly to save lives - unaware that, just a short distance away, her own world is being shattered.In the silent weeks that follow, Yael drifts through a hollow existence, suspended between memory and a devastating absence. The world moves on, but she remains bound to the echoes of her husband and her young son, Yonatan.Then, in a quiet park in Karmi Gat, she meets Maya and her son, Snir.There is something about the boy that stirs a recognition deeper than thought. A specific gesture. A familiar tone in his voice. Each small detail awakens a connection Yael cannot name - and cannot escape.Drawn to Maya and the mysterious boy, Yael is forced to confront a question she never thought she'd ask: Does love end with death... or does it find another way to endure?As grief and intuition intertwine, Yael must step beyond the boundaries of reason and into a space where the lines between past and present, body and soul, begin to blur.A deeply moving novel about loss, the persistence of love, and the quiet mysteries that live beyond what we can explain.
