Bothayna Al-Essa is the author of All That I Want To Forget, translated by Michele Henjum (Hoopoe, 2019), described as  “lyrical and poetic” by Arab News in a recent review.  Al-Essa’s novel Aisha Descends to the Underworld was… Bothayna Al-Essa is the author of All That I Want To Forget, translated by Michele Henjum (Hoopoe, 2019), described as  “lyrical and poetic” by Arab News in a recent review.  Al-Essa’s novel Aisha Descends to the Underworld was…