I don’t even know where to begin with this book…I know I say that a lot in reviews, but this one has really left me speechless. It tells the dark tale of power and obsession within academia and is set against the backdrop of the 2016 election.

Our tale is narrated by Oliver Harding an older white male professor who becomes so lustfully engaged in the life of a fellow colleague Ruhaba Khan a Pakistani Muslim law professor. Ruhaba takes in her estranged nephew Adil after he falls into the wrong crowd in his home of France—Oliver takes this as an opportunity to grow closer to Ruhaba by being a mentor to her young nephew. We quickly learn of darkness lingering in everyone’s past while the world around them is preparing to go up in flames.

I do not know what else to say other than everyone should read this book. It should be a required reading on why white supremacy ideologies are harmful to everyone and why continuing to uphold them is not a sustainable future for us. This writing is so powerful in the emotions it provokes from you. I’ll admit it was hard to get behind a white male narrator for obvious reasons, but I’m so glad this is how Jha chose to tell this haunting tale. I urge you to pick up a copy of this book I promise you, you will not want to put it down.