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War takes everything-but can it steal hope?
In the heart of Gaza, where the air is thick with dust and echoes of destruction, Mahnoor, a 32-year-old therapist, fights an invisible battle. Once a healer of minds, she now walks through the ruins of her past-her clinic reduced to rubble, her patients either lost or haunted by trauma no words can mend.
When the bombs first fell, Mahnoor vowed to protect her patients. But in a world where survival is a privilege, not a right, she findsena, the artist who has forgotten color; Ahmad, the orphan who has never known peace-Mahnoor must navigate a city of ghosts, facing the grief of a mother who lost everything and the resilience of those who refuse to surrender to despair.
But amidst the ashes, Shah emerges-a man herself questioning: Can a therapist heal when she, too, is broken?
As she searches for the survivors-Jawad, the young man tormented by voices; Ale carrying stories as heavy as her own. He reminds her that even in the darkest nights, there are flickers of light. Together, they must find a way to rebuild not just their shattered city, but their own fractured souls.
Will Mahnoor find hope in the ruins or not?
Author's Note: Record-Breaking Novel in Progress
Shadows of the Mind is part of an ongoing attempt to become one of the largest historical fiction novels ever written on Wattpad.
This is more than a story-it's a tribute to the resilience of Palestine, told through generations of struggle, memory, and hope. With over 3130 chapters and growing, this novel aims to reach over 1 million words or the maximum limit allowed by Wattpad, across multiple volumes if needed.
This project is:
A personal record-breaking effort
A voice for untold Palestinian stories
A living archive of fiction rooted in real history
If you're reading this, you're part of something historic. Thank you for being here.
Shah Rukh Rajput
Author | Record Hopeful | Storyteller