Chakameh Shafii

Love, Home & The Desert Chakameh Shafii

Laney's hopes of bringing Ray back to New York vanished the moment she walked into his room. Amid the stale smell of numbing fear and remorse strengthened by drugs and alcohol, she knew she had lost a part of her little brother to Berlin. Laney's story begins in the shadows of Berlin, where the 28-year-old journalist from New York City discovers just how far she's willing to go for her brother. After breaking every rule in Berlin for two years, she returns home only to find the city has changed, but so has she. Her journey ends in Loot, where she meets Leila, the 120-year-old wise woman of the desert to learn her secrets to living a long life. Love, Home, and the Desert is an exploration of love, ego, and belonging. The beauty and pain of loving a sibling. The desire to feel at home. And the ever-changing sense of who we are.