"First published in English in 2001 by Saqi Books."-- Title page verso
A woman disappears without a trace. Nobody, including the police commissioner investigating the case, can understand how she could have simply walked away, leaving her husband and home behind. After all, in the Kingdom of Oil where His Majesty reigns supreme, no woman has ever dared disobey the command of men. When the woman finally reappears, there is a blurring between the men in her life, as she leaves one to join another. She is trapped in a man-made web, unable to escape from a male figure who continually fills urns that she must carry. -- Back cover
