In Exit West, Mosin Hamid paints a picture of the nuances of migration: the forces that push or pull us from our native lands, the ways that a society reacts to massive change and upheaval but most strikingly, the ways that migration and change affect the intimate relationships of our lives.

Doors open up that allow people to move from one country to another in seconds, and with that comes the expected reactionary military and social responses. Hamid tells the story of Saaed and Nadia, their lives as a unit navigating drastic social upheaval and migration to new countries. We learn of the challenges that they face on each side of the door and how they change and also become more themselves through each transition.

"Each time a couple moves they begin, if their attention is still drawn to one another, to see each other differently, for personalities are not a single immutable color, like white or blue, but rather illuminated screens, and the shades we reflect depend much on what is around us."