Secret Son: A Novel

A literary novel about a young man fighting for his future in poverty-stricken Morocco.

Raised by his mother in a one-room house in the slums of Casablanca, Youssef El Mekki has always had big dreams of living another life in another world. Suddenly his dreams are within reach when he discovers that his father-whom he'd been led to believe was dead-is very much alive. A wealthy businessman, he seems eager to give his son a new start.

Youssef leaves his mother behind to live a life of luxury, ...