2024/083: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi — S.A. Chakraborty

2024/083: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi — S.A. Chakraborty

...my mother and I had been arguing about my path since the morning I left at sixteen to beg mercy from my father’s creditors and instead stole the ship and cargo intended to pay his debts. [loc. 737]

Amina is a middle-aged mother living in a small, secluded village in Aden with her daughter. Somehow, interested parties learn of her storied past (though 'to be a woman is to have your story misremembered') and seek her out for one last job.( Read more... )