Publisher: Asma Nadia Publishing House
Year Published: 2014
Number of Pages: 344 pages
Genre: Drama
Price: Rp. 98,000
Synopsis:
What color does love take after 25 years have passed? Can it still be a rainbow? Nothing is perfect beneath the sky. Not her, not Bang Zaqi, and not their marriage. Because perfection can only be attributed to His name alone.
Riri is not unaware of this. But is it wrong for a woman to hold onto hope that they will have a perfect love? She wants love, days filled with tranquility; that’s all she imagines when recalling their journey of love.
The shadows of togetherness always chase each other so clearly in her mind every time she looks at Bang Zaqi falling asleep. But there is no love that isn’t tested.
So should she give up when the love that was almost perfect is shaken by a storm? When the one who never disappointed turns out capable of inflicting wounds?
This may not be a perfect love story. But it’s the story of two human beings learning to perfect love. Learning to accept, give, and renew love until they close their eyes.
“Why did we get married, Bang?” I asked one day. You answered firmly, without a hint of doubt: “Because without you, there is no marriage for me…