Spanning more than half a century of Algeria's tumultuous recent history, The Dust of Promises is a lyrical love story about freedom and fate, identity and belonging.

A poignant tale of secret lovers brought together and pulled apart as they navigate Algeria's changing political landscape--from the heady, bright peaks of independence to the dark depths of corruption and disillusionment--this is a sweeping epic and an arresting ode to a once-great country.

Algerian novelist and poet Ahlem Mosteghanemi is the bestselling female author in the Arab world. She has more than six million followers on Facebook and was ranked among the top ten most influential women in the Middle East by Forbes in 2006. The previous books in her trilogy of bestselling novels, The Bridges of Constantine and Chaos of the Senses, were published by Bloomsbury, and have been translated into several languages. She lives in France.

Nancy Roberts is a prize-winning translator with experience in the areas of modern Arabic literature, current events, Christian–Muslim relations, and Islamic thought, history and law. She lives in Jordan.