Imagine an ancient house tucked behind stone walls in Jerusalem’s Old City — its air heavy with memories, its rooms still holding whispers of lives once lived. Inside, a single phone call breaks the silence, pulling Fatima back into a past she thought she had buried forever.
Now, imagine the rolling hills of the British countryside. In a quiet attic, Layla lifts a loose floorboard to uncover a forgotten heirloom — a relic that carries her family’s untold story and beckons her toward a history darker and deeper than she ever knew.
Separated by time, distance, and generations, the lives of these two women are stitched together by loss, love, and an unyielding desire to belong.
Yassini Girls is a haunting, multi-generational novel that explores how the past never truly leaves us — it lingers in our stories, our traditions, and the ways we love. Inspired by true events and the author’s own journey following a BBC documentary, this novel is a reflection on identity, resilience, and what it means to carry the weight of memory across borders.