Longing for the Sidra branch:
The novel was woven from the writer’s imagination and its characters are not real. It was built on real places and historical events that occurred for our Arab nation in the sixties. The novel begins when the protagonist, “Tarish,” is accused of killing his cousin, and after that he flees and leaves his village and homeland that he loved for an unknown destination, and settles in He worked in the city of Dubai and lived through the period of the rise of Arab nationalism and its victories. After that, he joined the regular school to complete his education, until he met members of a resistance movement to colonialism. He embraced revolutionary thought and engaged with them in combat operations, until he was chosen to travel and join one of the Liberation Front camps soon. From the Mahri Sultanate, but God’s will wanted him to retreat and return to the soil of the homeland, to the village, and to its people.
Obaid is a young orphan from Al Ain, born at the beginning of the twentieth century. He grew up in the desert and learned to make swords, but he loves the sea. He decided to travel to Dubai to become a sailor, and despite the opposition of his mother and sister, he left for Dubai, where he boarded one of the departing ships on a long journey.
The ship crashed on the shore of one of the islands, and Obaid was the only survivor. He discovered that a primitive tribe lived on this island. He tried to escape from the island, but the pirates and slave traders attacked the island and kidnapped the princess. His pride revolted and he freed the princess - and with the help of the people of the island - he defeated the pirates and slave traders. Obaid married the princess and had children with her. He longed to return to his homeland, but pirates and slave traders attacked the island a second time and killed him, his wife, and a large number of tribe members. Obaid was writing all his memoirs in manuscripts found by: Saif - a young Emirati who loves to travel and collect antiques - so Saif decided to travel to the island, where he discovered that Obaid’s granddaughter still ruled the island, and then he returned to Al Ain to visit Obaid’s nephew and tell him the story of his uncle, Al-Nukhadha. "from the desert"
About the book
A book concerned with self-development for those seeking happiness and positivity in a life filled with pressures and responsibilities. It is considered a practical guide with sequential steps to obtain definite happiness, from the art of landscaping the home to obtain positive energy, to changing negative thoughts and the role of the subconscious mind in obtaining definite happiness. It includes... These steps are quotes from various people regarding happiness and positivity.