As they struggle to maintain their humanity and find hope, their war-torn lives collide in a way that will affect their entire community. Beth, who is raising a troubled son, waits out her marine husband’s deployment in Afghanistan, equally afraid of him coming home and of him never returning at all.

Naema, a widowed doctor who fled Iraq with her wounded son, faces life-threatening injuries. After a hurricane devastates their town, Rin, an Iraq War veteran, tries to protect her blind daughter and the three wolves under her care. See for details.īenedict's latest novel, 'Wolf Season,' published by Bellevue Literary Press in October 2017, follows the lives of three women and their young children living in upstate New York. ‘At once compelling, poetic and necessary.’ – Masha Hamilton, former US Embassy envoy to Afghanistan and author of What Changes Everythingīenedict is doing a tour in the UK and the US. ‘Map of Hope and Sorrow is not only urgent, it is riveting.’ – Jessica Goudeau, author of After the Last Border ‘A treasure-trove of story, of heart, of humanity’s failures and achievements.’ – Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer Their voices echoed in my brain long after the final page.’ – Jessica Bruder, author of Nomadland ‘Harrowing, heartbreaking and deeply humane, Map of Hope and Sorrow amplifies the dreams and struggles of refugees who fled oppression only to find themselves trapped in another kind of cage. I couldn’t stop reading, hand to mouth, my chest tightening.’ – Dina Nayari, author of The Ungrateful Refugee

‘Simple, powerful stories told in refugees’ own voices. ‘This book celebrates human resilience and the capacity for hope, serving as a powerful call for tolerance.’ – Lucy Popescu, Observer ‘Heartfelt, eye-opening, timely, essential.’ – Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo Helen Benedict (is the prize-winning author of fourteen books, the newest being 'Map of Hope and Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece,' written with Syrian writer, Eyad Awwadawnan, out from Footnote Press in June 2022.

The Edge of Eden by Helen Benedict