Nadia and Saeed first meet at a class; slowly we are drawn into their world in an unnamed country teetering between a secular government and a fundamentalist takeover. They fall in love and hope to have a normal life in their country, but as things get more and more dangerous they begin to search for a way out.
This is a beautifully written novel about the chaotic world we are currently living in; full of love and war, homelessness and refuge, and the author's conviction that we are all, at one time or another in our lives, refugees. I loved the fantasy use of doors as portals to escape from one place but never knowing if where you ended would be better or worse than the place you were in. The world-building and creative plotting really drew me in, but I did wish that his characters had been a bit more fully developed and realized. That said, this is a book well worth reading and certainly promotes discussion.