Description
'Darling, this is Younes. Yesterday he was my nephew; today he is our son.' Younes's life is changed forever when his poverty-stricken parents surrender him to the care of his more affluent uncle. Renamed Jonas, he grows up in a colourful colonial Algerian town and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys — an enduring bond that nothing, not even the Algerian Revolt, will shake. He meets Emilie, a beautiful, beguiling girl who captures the hearts of all who see her, and an epic love story is set in motion. Time and again Jonas is forced to choose — Algerian or European, past or present, love or loyalty — and finally must decide whether he will surrender to fate or take control of his own destiny.