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No Land to Light On

No Land to Light On

Hardback Published on: 03/03/2022
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Synopsis

Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novel about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love, on the cusp of their bright future. When a travel ban rips them apart on the eve of their son's birth.

Boston, 2017: When Hadi returns to his heavily pregnant partner Sama after a trip to Jordan to bury his father, he is stopped at border control - a hostile new immigration law has just been enacted - while she awaits him on the other side.

Worlds apart, suspended between hope and disillusion as hours become days become weeks, Sama and Hadi yearn for a way back to each other, and to the life they'd dreamed up together. But does that life exist any more, or was it only an illusion?

Achingly intimate yet poignantly universal, No Land to Light On is the story of a family caught up in forces beyond their control, fighting for the freedom and home they found in one another.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • ISBN: 9781838954857
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 216 x 139 x 20 mm
  • Weight: 350g
  • Languages: English

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No Land to Light On
Heartbreaking tale rooted in reality
A heartbreaking story sadly very much rooted in reality but with a hope that shines through, No Land to Light on is an honest, non-judgemental and human lo... READ MORE
Katie Smith
No Land to Light On
An incredibly important and beautiful novel!
No land to light on follows the lives of married couple Sama and Hadi, refugees from Syria. A travel ban means Hadi gets stuck outside of the USA. Sama goe... READ MORE
Eloise Spencer
No Land to Light On
A story that will stay with me for a long time
Every so often you find yourself lucky enough to read a book that hits you right in the heart and makes you so grateful for the privileges you have. This w... READ MORE
Stephanie Whyte
No Land to Light On
Beautiful!!
This book is absolutely beautiful and compelling. The book is written in such easy flowing and beautiful way which intrigued and captivated me. It was trul... READ MORE
Aksha Sri
No Land to Light On
Moving, desperate tale of timeless despair and love.
This is a great story of our times, and of all times when people are displaced. There are huge movements of people, how many millions? Everywhere they move... READ MORE
Ronald Smith
No Land to Light On
Undecided
I’m not sure what I make of this book. It is very muddled in the way it is written and very hard to follow. Sama had left Syria behind some while ago and s... READ MORE
Hammy56
No Land to Light On
Heartbreaking and relevant
Overall, this book is well worth a read especially with all that it is going on in the world, it is nice to have something to reflect and think about as yo... READ MORE
Tammy Tudor
No Land to Light On
Had potential
When I heard about this book I was really excited to read it. The idea of a story about a married Syrian couple being separated by Trump's executive order ... READ MORE
Rachel Binks
No Land to Light On
Thought provoking
Having read the opening chapters on Readers First, I was keen to find out what happened next to Haidi and Sama. I read this book last week as millions of r... READ MORE
Karen Kingston
No Land to Light On
A story that sticks with you
I was extremely happy to be given the opportunity to read No Land to Light on. I love the cover, it is colourful and really pretty. I've recently read Infi... READ MORE
Emily Chapman
No Land to Light On
No Land To Light On
This is such a powerful and emotional read, I was fully engulfed in Sama and Hadi, I can’t even begin to comprehend how they both felt during the situation... READ MORE
Mrsbookburnee
No Land to Light On
Powerful and poetic
This was such a powerful book, it really grabbed me and opened my eyes to a world that I hadn't really thought about before. It's written very poetically, ... READ MORE
Natalie Mayer
No Land to Light On
Heartbreaking Love Story
This is such a heartbreaking love story of a couple torn apart just as they are about to welcome their first child into the world. An emotional and though... READ MORE
A Upton
No Land to Light On
Wow
Some books just make you stop and really think. At the start of the book we meet Sama a young, married, pregnant Syrian woman heading to the airport to mee... READ MORE
Constance Mitchell
No Land to Light On
Where there's love, there's hope
This is a contemporary fiction that centres around a young Syrian couple, Sama and Hadi . Set in 2017, Boston in America, a heavily pregnant Sama is wait... READ MORE
Runa Begum
No Land to Light On
Moving
I think the story of Sama and Hadi is so important that it should be read by anyone who needs to see a personal story to understand how conflicts are affec... READ MORE
Hayley Coulson
No Land to Light On
So moving
This book was a heartbreaking story of a couple's life being turned upside down due to an ill-thought out law introduced overnight. The book covers the v... READ MORE
Charlotte Booth
No Land to Light On
A beautifully told story of love, separation, belonging and connection to place.
This novel starts with an explosive opening sequence, Hadi and Sama are separated by the travel ban put in place by the US President, not allowing anyone f... READ MORE
Kayleigh
No Land to Light On
Passing Through Different Ports
The way we treat other human beings is absolutely disgusting. All because a handful of wallys of tried and succeeded many times in blowing up parts of the ... READ MORE
Hazel Tyson
No Land to Light On
sad story of seperation
I like that we get to see the story from both Hadi and Sama's perspectives, but the story could have had a much better flow as it seemed to jump around qui... READ MORE
Ramsha Rukhsar
No Land to Light On
Good story but the ending was a little inconclusive for me
This was such a clever concept for a novel, Sama and Hadi a young couple torn apart by bureaucracy and red tape and it was good all the way through, you fe... READ MORE
Ria Koncsol
No Land to Light On
Beautifully written and very moving
A very original and beautifully written story, which tells the story of Hadi and Sama, two refugees starting a new life in America. They have already gone ... READ MORE
Lisa Mattin
No Land to Light On
Undecided
I’m not sure what I make of this book. It is very muddled in the way it is written and very hard to follow. Sama had left Syria behind some while ago and s... READ MORE
Hammy56
No Land to Light On
Lyrical —— but a bit too much ?
Sami and Hadi are a young Syrian couple living in the United States. Sami has lived there for some time as she had left Syria to spread her wings and study... READ MORE
Astrid Dutton
No Land to Light On
An unforgettable story.
Yara Zgheib’s very moving story follows the fates of Sama and Hadi, a young couple who cling to the love they feel for each other, are desperate to be reun... READ MORE
Linda Hepworth
No Land to Light On
Freedom, intoxicating with possibility
No Land to Light On is the story of Sama and Hadi, Syrian born but freedom bound, trying to establish a new and safer life in America for themselves, their... READ MORE
K Hollingworth
No Land to Light On
Harrowing, but ultimately unsatisfying as a narrative
I wanted to like this book very much. The story of Syrian refugees in America is sadly an all to familiar one and deserves to be told. But possibly not qu... READ MORE
Chrissie
No Land to Light On
Heartbreakingly beautiful
I do not think that there are enough words to describe the beauty and devastation of this book! I am new to this author but she has an amazing ability to... READ MORE
Angie Holdsworth
No Land to Light On
Moving story
I don't think I would pick up this book from a shop, as it's not my first go-to genre, however I really enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. The... READ MORE
Kayleigh Hanlon
No Land to Light On
Heart wrenching and emotionally awakening
Heart wrenching story and magnificently written. It manages to capture the essence of tragedy, hope and the magnanimous shortfallings of modern day society... READ MORE
Ingress Chamberlain
No Land to Light On
Tough and heartbreaking rea
Sama and Hadi are a young couple just starting out in life, full of love and hope with a new baby on the way too this should be an exciting time. But towar... READ MORE
Peta Hooper
No Land to Light On
Suspense and separation
The calmness which radiates from the simple design and warm colours of No Land to Light On's front cover is at odds with the dramatic events depicted on th... READ MORE
Sam Todd

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