Another day to kill

"Above the old bridge, she began to feel the steps in the crowd and saw two divers coming up from the canal who had recovered a drowned body. The body was that of a young girl, her stomach swollen, and her hair hiding her features. As soon as she was placed on the bank of the canal, some women covered her with sheets that suddenly appeared, and the sheikh of the country asked everyone to leave until... The police arrive, and Sarah leaves as she hears whispers that the girl's body does not belong to their village." In this novel, Hanaa Metwally courageously reveals the dark side of women's lives in a society that thrives on secret practices and terrible lies.

هناء متولي، كاتبة مصرية من مواليد محافظة الدقهلية، تخرجت في كلية التجارة جامعة المنصورة، حصلت على جائزة سعاد الصباح للإبداع العربي 2021 عن مجموعتها القصصية "التنفس ببطء". منحة مؤسسة مفردات ببروكسل للكتابة الإبداعية عام 2020، صدرت لها رواية "أسرار سفلية" عام 2017.