Set in Zanzibar during the 1990s, this book follows three young men with vastly different personalities—Karim, Fozia, and Bydar—as they navigate pivotal moments in their lives in this young nation. However, for Bydar, a servant boy whose parents remain a mystery since childhood and who has never received an education, the doors of fate seem to have been firmly closed to him. Assigned to a lowly job in a wealthy household in Dar es Salaam, Bydar experiences the warmth of home for the first time—and forges a deep friendship with the young master of the mansion, Karim. Even when a devastating false accusation forces Bydar to leave his homeland, Karim and Fozia never abandon their dear friend. As the three experience the stirrings of love, the trials of work, and the tastes of parenthood, their bond faces its ultimate test. Karim, in particular, wavers in the face of temptation, committing a crime that will forever...
本书20世纪90年代的桑给巴尔，三位性格迥异的青年——卡里姆、福齐亚与白达尔，在这座年轻的国家里迎来人生蜕变的关键时刻。然而对于自幼父母成谜、从未接受过教育的仆人少年白达尔而言，命运之门似乎早已对他紧闭。被安排到达累斯萨拉姆某大户人家从事卑微工作的白达尔，首次感受到了家的温暖——更与宅邸少主人卡里姆结下深厚友谊。即便后来一场毁灭性的冤屈指控迫使白达尔离乡背井，卡里姆与福齐亚始终未曾放弃这位挚友。当三人初尝爱情悸动、工作磨砺与为人父母的滋味时，他们之间的羁绊迎来终极考验。而卡里姆更在诱惑面前动摇，犯下将永远
本书20世纪90年代的桑给巴尔，三位性格迥异的青年——卡里姆、福齐亚与白达尔，在这座年轻的国家里迎来人生蜕变的关键时刻。然而对于自幼父母成谜、从未接受过教育的仆人少年白达尔而言，命运之门似乎早已对他紧闭。被安排到达累斯萨拉姆某大户人家从事卑微工作的白达尔，首次感受到了家的温暖——更与宅邸少主人卡里姆结下深厚友谊。即便后来一场毁灭性的冤屈指控迫使白达尔离乡背井，卡里姆与福齐亚始终未曾放弃这位挚友。当三人初尝爱情悸动、工作磨砺与为人父母的滋味时，他们之间的羁绊迎来终极考验。而卡里姆更在诱惑面前动摇，犯下将永远
