Publisher's Synopsis
Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Travel with Clara Hsu, San Francisco poet and writer, to Morocco's ancient D'jamaa Elfna Square. See how the local inhabitants open their hearts to a stranger. Discover a masseuse's generosity, a sorcerous story-teller, an obliging old street musician, and the rectitude of a young girl. Visit a fatherless boy who must grow up quickly in order for his family to survive. Find out what Moroccan hospitality really means. Every moment a story unfolds. Beneath the veneer of a different language and culture, we savor the common bond of human connection.