The House in the Clouds
Publisher: Alfabet
A Love Story in Yemen
Set in Yemen, Cairo, Berlin and Amsterdam
A story of cross-border love with the backdrop of revolution, rebellion and ultimately war
In the spring of 2015, a devastating war breaks out on the southwestern Arabian Peninsula when an 11-nation coalition led by Saudi Arabia attacks neighbouring Yemen. This ‘forgotten war’ – which continues to this day – forms the backdrop to a gripping family history. Author Dirk Wanrooij was born in Yemen in 1983. Thirty years, many wanderings and a study of Arabic later, he runs into his future wife in one of the Egyptian capital’s run-down entertainment venues during the 2011 Egyptian uprising. It is the Scottish-Yemeni Sara Ishaq. Together, they experience the course of the Yemen war – the pain, frustration and loss involved – before finally making a profound decision. Dirk Wanrooij takes the reader to historical and contemporary Yemen, Cairo, Berlin and Amsterdam.
Praise:
‘The three storylines are intertwined in a very special way. That makes it a very rich book.I read it in one go. (…) A very readable book, it gave a lot of new knowledge and insights. At the same time, it is an incredible love story.’ – Opium, NPO Radio 4
