Ascension to death

"In the conservative Druze region of southern Syria, Salma has been abandoned by her mother and fored into a brutal arranged marrige by her uncle. When she disgraces her family by falling in love with a boy from her village and escaping with him, Salma's relatives set out to ensure that her ordeal of imprisonment, torture and betrayal is only beginning. Dark, challenging, and inventive, Ascension to Death is one of Syria's most acclaimed novels."--Publisher's description.