This book is about the presence of people even when they are not physically around and the feelings this brings with it. The main character was separated from her twin brother due to the divorce of her parents and the departure of her father and brother to Lebanon. After the explosion of the warehouse in the harbour of Beirout the young women wants to reunite with her brother. the description of live in Lebanon is extremely touching. The authors is a master in describing the sounds, the traffic, the smells, the recipies and the sun in Beirout. It tells us about what could have been and what couldn't if she would have been taken with her twin to lebanoan by dad. The alnguage is colourful and extremely touching. It is only deplorable that the author likes tomix whatsapp messages, e-mails and the like in her texts, which makes the book a bit messy. But still a very intersting and recommendable work.