Made by Sea and Wood, in Darkness takes place in and around a 24/7 harbourside café in a Greek town. It tells the story of the Egyptian immigrants who work as fishermen on the trawlers and other outcasts who hang around the café and the harbour. Each chapter is a stand-alone short story and each story is a step further into the darkness and light of a novel where the Egyptian fishermen, the beggars, the cafe's servers, the prostitutes and the spat-upon homosexuals become the grotty heroes of the everyday. And whether their world is filled with wholesome pride and magic or is nothing but an itchy little scab, that’s for the reader to decide. The book was endorsed by writers and critics, including Junot Díaz, who won the Pulitzer Prize. Stories from this book have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of The Net, and over the years all stories were published in US, UK, Indian and Canadian magazines and anthologies