198x129mm, 192 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9781914325922 Price: £14.95 Available: October 2024 
I Loved You More Than I Should Have |
I Loved You More Than I Should Have
Atheer Abdullah Al Nashmi The raw examination of a woman in unconditional love.
A searing novel that conveys, with at times alarming sincerity, what goes on in the depths of a woman’s soul when she in love: her feelings, thoughts and contradictions as she recognises that the hardest thing is preserving that feeling of love in the face of blatant manipulation.
Jumana plays the role of the lover who madly obsesses over Aziz, but learns that he does not love her as she deserves. She comes to see herself as a delicate butterfly with wings that have been subjected to injustice and tyranny by her beloved Aziz. In time, she also comes to recognise that her lover is mighty, cruel and authoritarian. With this great injustice and the destruction of dreams woven in mind and heart over long days and nights, Jumana finally has to reconcile herself to the loss of everything, for all that she has sacrificed so much for the sake of Aziz. By the same author:
In December All Dreams Come To An End |
Atheer Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Nashmi was born in 1984 and raised in the capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
She grew up in a nurturing family environment, the youngest of six siblings – one brother and four sisters. Her educational journey and formative years were spent in Riyadh, deeply influencing her literary voice. Al Nashmi's novels delve into friendship, love, and emotions and are characterized by a deep exploration of the human psyche, delving into the nuances of interpersonal relationships. She began her literary journey with her debut novel I Loved You More Than I Should Have (also translated by Nomad Publishing) published in 2009. This was followed by several other notable works, including Forgive (2013), The Loss of Self (2015), The Darkness of Memory (2016) and The Chaos of Return (2021). |
