The Romance betwen a young British soldier, a Palestinian Arab girl and her family. The story begins in 1953 Jerusalem at 'The Casa Nova Hotel'; and comes to a full resolution in a Nassau, Bahamas Hotel with the same name: 'Casa Nova'. The Novel reviews the beliefs, prejudices, virtues and mores of clashing cultures during a period of Middle East and World crisis. The characters interact to their personal trials and national problems as they move through various countries, and try to resolve the nature of their 'love'.