25 stories
The Spice Souk's Secret | ุณุฑ ุณูู ุงูุชูุงุจู
In the spice markets of Zanzibar, a merchant's widow meets a visiting historian. Between cloves and cardamom, they discover unexpected chemistry.
The Zanzibar Spice Trader | ุชุงุฌุฑุฉ ุงูุชูุงุจู ุงูุฒูุฌุจุงุฑูุฉ
She trades spices from the Zanzibar markets her family has run for generations. He's the chef seeking rare flavors. Together, they create something new.
ุฏูุฑูุณู ุงูุชููุนูุฌููุจู | The Lesson of Exclamation
A traveler in medieval Zanzibar learns the grammar of wonder through ุงูุชุนุฌุจ, as she discovers that some beauties defy description.
The Antique Dealer's Wife of Stone Town | Mke wa Muuzaji wa Vitu vya Kale wa Stone Town | ุฒูููุฌูุฉู ุชุงุฌูุฑู ุงูุชููุญููู ูู ุงูู ูุฏูููุฉู ุงูุญูุฌูุฑููููุฉ
In the labyrinthine alleys of Stone Town, an antique dealer's voluptuous wife shows a young European collector the hidden treasures no tourist ever sees.
The Ruins Guardian's Wife of Unguja Ukuu | Mke wa Mlinzi wa Magofu wa Unguja Ukuu | ุฒูููุฌูุฉู ุญุงุฑูุณู ุงูุขุซุงุฑู ูู ุฃูููุบูุฌุง ุฃููู
At the ancient site of Unguja Ukuu, the oldest settlement on Zanzibar, a ruins guardian's voluptuous wife reveals ancient secrets to the young archaeologist who disturbs the past.
The Seaweed Farmer's Wife of Ras Nungwi | Mke wa Mkulima wa Mwani wa Ras Nungwi | ุฒูููุฌูุฉู ู ูุฒุงุฑูุนู ุงูุฃูุนูุดุงุจู ุงูุจูุญูุฑููููุฉู ูู ุฑุงุณู ููููุบููู
At the northern tip of Zanzibar, a seaweed farmer's voluptuous wife shares the secrets of the tides with a young marine biologist from the mainland.
The Spice Merchant's Daughter of Zanzibar | ุจูููุชู ุชุงุฌูุฑู ุงูุชูููุงุจููู ูู ุฒูููุฌูุจุงุฑ
In the fragrant spice markets of Zanzibar, a merchant's voluptuous daughter discovers forbidden pleasures with her father's trusted Arab business partner.
The Sultan's Concubine of Zanzibar | ุฌุงุฑูููุฉู ุงูุณููููุทุงูู ูู ุฒูููุฌูุจุงุฑ
In the palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar, a neglected concubine finds forbidden pleasure with the young palace guard who watches over her quarters.
The Elder's Wives
When the elder leaves for business, his four wives turn to the household's young driver. What starts with one becomes all fourโtogether.
The Patriarch's Wife
His father remarries a Zanzibari woman half his age but twice his appetite. When baba travels, she shows her stepson the old Stone Town ways.
Caught at Fajr
His aunt catches him with the housekeeper at dawn prayers. Her silence has a priceโand it's due every morning before sunrise.
The Translator
She translates for foreign delegations visiting Zanzibar. He's the junior trade attachรฉ. Between languages, they find a communication that needs no words.
The Perfume Maker
She creates custom perfumes for Zanzibar's elite. To make his scent, she needs to know his body intimately. The best perfumes are mixed on skin.
The Seamstress
She makes wedding clothes for Stone Town's elite. When measuring the groom, her tape goes places tradition never intended. Some fittings require private adjustments.
The Quran Teacher
She teaches Quran to the children of Zanzibar's elite. When a grown man comes to her for lessons, she teaches him things not found in any holy book.
The Second Mother
His birth mother died when he was an infant. His father's first wife raised him as her own. Now widowed, she wants repaymentโand the currency isn't what he expected.
The Clove Trader | ุชุงุฌูุฑู ุงูููุฑููููููู
An Omani merchant discovers the secret of clove cultivation in Zanzibar
The Ivory Crown | ุชุงุฌู ุงูุนุงุฌู
A forbidden love story between an Omani prince and an African princess
The Pearl of Pemba | ููุคูููุคูุฉู ุจูู ูุจุง
A legendary pearl diver discovers the greatest pearl ever found near Pemba Island
The Slave Who Became King | ุงูุนูุจูุฏู ุงูููุฐูู ุตุงุฑู ู ูููููุง
A freed slave rises through courage and wisdom to become a powerful ruler
The Sultan of Zanzibar | ุณูููุทุงูู ุฒูููุฌูุจุงุฑู
The legendary rise of an Omani prince who became the ruler of the spice island
The Swahili Scholar | ุงูุนุงููู ู ุงูุณูููุงุญูููููู
An Omani scholar teaches Arabic and Islam to the people of the East African coast
The Zanzibar Princess | ุฃูู ููุฑูุฉู ุฒูููุฌูุจุงุฑู
An Omani princess in Zanzibar must choose between her royal duty and her secret rebellion
Milk Kinship
In Islam, if a woman nurses a child, he becomes haram to marry. But she only nursed him twiceโnot the five times the law requires. They're forbidden by tradition. Permitted by technicality. And desperate for each other.
The Merchant Prince of Zanzibar | ุฃูู ูุฑู ุงูุชููุฌูุงุฑู ูู ุฒูููุฌูุจุงุฑ
On the spice island of Zanzibar, a wealthy merchant's lonely wife finds forbidden ecstasy with a young Arab sailor whose ship brings more than just goods to her shores.