Das Gelübde von Bab-el-Menia

About this book

In the remote Algerian oasis of Bab-el-Menia, two parallel timelines weave together the fates of two reluctant young women bound by their family's duty to protect a hidden, life-giving spring. In the present day, eighteen-year-old Amina returns from the city after her father's unexpected death, eager to escape back to her art scholarship and avoid the heavy mantle of oasis guardian. Her cynical walls are challenged by Tariq, a grounded young hydrologist mapping the drying spring. As a ruthless well-drilling corporation threatens to destroy their home, Amina discovers the hidden, leather-bound diary of her great-grandmother, Fatima. In the 1920s, nineteen-year-old Fatima faces a similar struggle against a corrupt colonial administrator and an arranged future, finding solace only in a traveling French cartographer. Through Fatima's recorded sacrifices and her own growing bond with Tariq, Amina must learn to let go of her isolation, embrace the deep roots of her heritage, and lead her community to protect the oasis before it is lost forever.

Book details

Genres:

Classic Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Contemporary

Language:

de

Published:

2026-06-21

Content rating:

PG-13