"Campbell's masterful debut novel delivers a story that matches up flawlessly with real-life aspects of Middle Eastern culture, geography, and history. Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018. Kay plays Arabic music and is the co-founder and administrative director of the Arabic Music Retreat. She also researches and writes about Arabic music as well as the folk music and folk dances of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Her short fiction has appeared in the Aroostook Review, her features and essays in Chamber Music America, Down East, and Cabin Life, and her poetry in the literary journal Mizna. Since returning to the U.S., she has traveled back to Saudi Arabia three times on assignment for AramcoWorld Magazine to write about Saudi culture. While living in the kingdom, she wrote cultural features for the English language dailies, Arab News and Saudi Gazette. She lived in Saudi Arabia for several years with her American husband, a fellow student of Arabic. She developed a lifelong fascination for the Arabian Peninsula and earned a BA in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s Degree from Harvard in Middle Eastern Studies. Kay Hardy Campbell was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Massachusetts and Minnesota.
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