Morocco

Tangier. A young woman arrives in Tangier with her husband, struggling to adjust to the heat, the noise and the bustle of the medinas and afraid to leave her apartment. It's completely unexpected when she runs into a friend to whom she hasn't spoken for more than a year, after an awful accident. Nonetheless, valuing a familiar face in a strange city, she allows her friend to help her leave the apartment and explore. It's not long before she starts to feel controlled - and then her husband goes missing.

Contemporary fiction. David and Jo are on their way to a party deep in the Moroccan desert. But, as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads, they are surprised by two young men by the roadside, swerving and colliding with one of them. Meanwhile, festivities are in full flow at the party. Under the watchful eyes of their Moroccan staff, the extravagant hosts attend to the whims of their decadent guests, as the party carries on into a new day. Arriving at the house, David and Jo must confront what they have done and come to terms with its shattering consequences.

Morocco/Algeria. When Isabelle's estranged father dies, he leaves her a mysterious box containing three items: an archaeological report about an ancient Saharan queen, a faded piece of paper written in what might be Arabic, and a curious silver amulet. In another place and time, Mariata belongs to a desert tribe that can trace its roots back to the legendary Saharan queen, Tin Hinan. When her father takes a new wife, he abandons the nomadic life and settles in town in southern Morocco, taking Mariata with him. Though her heart belongs to Amastan, her stepmother has plans to marry her off to another man. Finding that option unbearable Mariata embarks on an epic, solo journey into the desert determined to take her fate into her own hands. Separated by different times and cultures, the lives of Isabelle and Mariana are about to become fatally intertwined.

Morocco, 1941. With France having fallen to Nazi occupation, twelve-year-old Josie has fled with her family to Casablanca, where they await safe passage to America. Life here is as intense as the sun, every sight, smell and sound overwhelming to the senses in a city filled with extraordinary characters. It’s a world away from the trouble back home. Seventy years later, another new arrival in the intoxicating port city, Zoe, is struggling—with her marriage, her baby daughter and her new life as an expat in an unfamiliar place. But when she discovers a small wooden box and a diary from the 1940s beneath the floorboards of her daughter’s bedroom, Zoe enters the inner world of young Josie, who once looked out on the same view of the Atlantic Ocean, but who knew a very different Casablanca. It’s not long before Zoe begins to see her adopted city through Josie’s eyes. But can a new perspective help her turn tragedy into hope, and find the comfort she needs to heal her broken heart?

1950 Morocco. Hamou Badi is born in a mountain village with the magical signs of the zouhry on his hands. The zouhry is a figure of legend, capable of finding all manner of treasure, but instead of finding treasure, young Hamou finds a body. Haunted by this unsolved murder, Hamou goes on to train as a police officer in Casablanca. Yet the city is trapped in a nationalist uprising, and Hamou is soon torn between his heritage and his employers. How will he choose between all he knows and all he loves?