Hanen once escaped the ravages of war-torn Iraq, seeking refuge and a promise of a brighter future in the embrace of Canada with her new husband. She found solace in her new life for fifteen years, skillfully burying the traumas that scarred her youth. But on the fateful night of her thirty-fifth birthday, under the eerie glow of a blood moon, a single kiss unravels everything. Memories of hunger, peril, and chilling family secrets threaten to consume her present. With a loving but absentee father, binding cultural chains, and a lurking danger that continues to stalk her and is now a threat to her sister, Hanen must navigate the treacherous path between her past and present and ultimately find healing and hope. Read Shatha Shanoon's riveting debut novel, “Not My Sin, A Journey of Survival, Healing, and Hope”.
