The Al-Ousaj Tree novel

“The Al-Ousaj Tree” is named after a tree in legend said to be inhabited by a tribe of jinn. It’s sometimes referred to as the “devil’s tree” in some Arab countries. Perhaps it remains merely a legend with no connection to reality, but here it’s been employed in a way that serves the novel’s concept. “The Al-Ousaj Tree” novel differs from the author’s previous releases. The protagonist, Jabran, is afflicted with a curse that causes him severe insomnia, compelling him each time to choose a victim to kill in order to enjoy peaceful sleep for months thereafter. His first victim is his own mother. Then, as he struggles with this curse, a jinn named Kamad from the powerful and renowned Gheelan tribe appears, guiding him to the Al-Ousaj Tree to break the curse. The novel oscillates between the reality of the crime and the killer’s delusions, taking you on a suspenseful journey where you experience the reality narrated by Jabran himself about a curse that occurred centuries ago and has returned to our time. You don’t know if the protagonist will rid himself of it or if it will rid itself of him.

Author’s Name:

Aljawhara Alramal

Book Genre:

Novel

Publication Date:

2022