• Age: 14 to 17
• Grade: 9 to 12

Carla, journalist covering the war in Afghanistan, is on a quest. She's searching for something significant to bring back for her son Théo.

For his part, Tom, a nineteen-year-old American, try to make sense of this war for which he embarked without knowing why. His mother deeply worried at the thought of her son.

Laïla and Amir, living in a dusty Kabul, are separated by the conflicts.

These mothers and their child are bound by the same fight, the one for love.

Toronto writer, journalist and filmmaker, Aurélie Resch works on exile and the quest for identity. Author of a dozen titles, passionate traveler, she collaborates with various Canadian newspapers and magazines, cultural magazines and runs writing workshops in schools, book fairs, and cultural centers. Her work as a writer has earned her awards and nominations, notably the CBC Readers' Award and the Trillium Book Award.

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