The Dhow House

In this richly imagined novel, trauma surgeon Rebecca Laurelson leaves her post in East Africa and finds herself immersed in her aunt’s luxurious and complex social world on the Indian Ocean coast. As she navigates new relationships and the allure of a family she’s never known, she also confronts rising violence and personal secrets that threaten to unravel her new life. The story explores themes of self-discovery, loyalty, and the shadows cast by the past, all set against a backdrop of escalating unrest.