The Empty Pillow

Description

Genuine romantic feelings permeate the stories of Ihsan Abdel Quddous in “The Empty Pillow,” “All Women,” and “Let Me Be with My Son.” He crafts characters whose lives draw the reader into their world, captivating them with the unfolding events of their stories and immersing them in the depths of their emotions. The reader becomes Salah, lost in his passions in “The Empty Pillow,” the Coptic girl who loved a Muslim without hope, and the Italian mother in “Let Me Be with My Son.” Ihsan Abdel Quddous weaves these tales with a profound sense of authenticity, conveying something else he wanted his reader to discover between the lines.