Orphaned at the age of eight, British-born Lilly studiously devotes her life to the teachings of the Qur`an from within a Moroccan Sufi shrine but is persecuted for her foreign heritage, a situation that remains challenging when she subsequently flees to London and finds herself equally disconnected. By the author of Mouthing the Words. Simultaneous. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.