A Desert Rose — Jane B. Mason

Maria and her fiancé, Manny, are in Juba, capital of South Sudan. Maria hopes to trace her missing siblings, Rachel, and Joel. A twisted tale of forged papers and human smuggling leads to a criminal cell in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Maria overcomes challenges of loss, deception, and forgiveness to find her lost sister, and come to terms with the truth about her brother.A Desert Rose is the sequel to 'Lost Children of Cush'. Linked novels tell the story of Maria and her Sudanese family during the decades of conflict with the Khartoum government, which finally led to independence for South Sudan in 2011. This fictional saga is dedicated to the women of South Sudan, who have loved their families through conflict, separation, and famine.