A unique friendship brought together Abed, Hamed, and Khaled, but the war tampered with this friendship and shattered it.
The narrator recalls the life history of these three, using those close to them, to fill in the gaps in the story, and to discover the secret of the mysterious prophecy made by Abed, in which he said that he would die near the honey rocks after six years and two months.
In poetic language, Mamdouh Azzam writes about death, friendship, and love, and about the bitterness of grudges that grow and grow in the mud of vile wars. And about war and the impact it leaves behind on people's souls.
Alone on Baraway Island, Ingrid lives after everyone has left, roaming the ruins, repairing what can be repaired, and catching fish and bodies that wash up on the island's shores. The young woman struggles to hide a big secret that could put her in danger, as the country witnesses the final months of World War II.
In this novel, Roy Jacobsen completes the story of Barawe Island, which began with "The Invisibles", with his delicate narration, natural images, and brief sentences that hide the truest and hottest feelings behind them.
“White Sea” is a novel about new beginnings that make their way from the ashes of a devastating war, about friendships and love, the faces of those passing by and the dead, and about people who remain where they are in the face of war, bidding farewell to the departed and receiving those returning, and monitoring the passing of days and the succession of seasons.
