“Destiny has assigned the two of them to each other by God. No matter how things turn, no matter where they are or whom they are with, Fate, by higher command, will bring two people together to create one whole.” Shahnaz Sain’s debut novel, by poet and writer Shahnaz Sain, is full of secrets, unexpected twists, and mystical encounters. A love triangle intertwines here with dark secrets of a closed family, and revenge and betrayal go hand in hand with self-denial and guilt.
St. Petersburg. Our time.
Twenty-five-year-old Mira meets the influential Ibragim Asadovich, who shares with her a tragic story of his family: his younger daughter Leyla died in a fire five years ago under strange circumstances. He shows Mira a photograph where Mira looks like an exact copy of Leyla.
Ibragim offers Mira a profitable deal: in exchange for generous payment, she must spend the last months of her dying wife Makhira in their home, helping her find peace.
Mira agrees—and finds herself drawn into a dangerous game. Over time, she understands that the fire was likely not an accident. Besides, a mysterious stranger is watching her, and no one wants to reveal the family’s secrets.
Can new love defeat old revenge? And will Mira be able to sort out the dark past and the mysterious signs haunting her before she repeats the fate of her mysterious twin? Because at stake isn’t only her future, but her life.