The Wrong End of the Telescope

The Wrong End of the Telescope is a powerful and poignant novel that delves into the lives of Arab American trans women and their journey among Syrian refugees on Lesbos island.

With a unique blend of humor and tragedy, this book follows the story of Mina Simpson, a Lebanese doctor who arrives at a refugee camp after being urgently summoned by her friend.

Despite her initial alienation from her homeland, Mina finds a deep connection with Sumaiya, a fiercely resolute Syrian matriarch with terminal liver cancer, who refuses to alert her family to her diagnosis.

As Mina prepares a course of treatment with limited resources, she confronts the circumstances of the migrants' displacement and her own constraints in helping them.

With a winsome heroine at its center, this book is a bedazzling tapestry of both tragic and amusing portraits of indomitable spirits facing a humanitarian crisis.

Don't miss out on this moving and thought-provoking read that will leave you changed forever.