![In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 photo, journalist and author Shady Lewis Botros, author of the book, "Ways of the Lord," poses for a portrait in London. The new Arabic-language novel, the author’s first, explores the lives of Egyptian Christians, dealing with discrimination but also a Church aligned with a state seeking to control them. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XRWWFBCWAGLGL5C6MTKHX5GYNM.jpg?smart=true&auth=281b81f6d6c9fe0c7aa648d962223647351bc9473ffca7a93fa791679ea3bcdc&width=400&height=225)
Journalist and author Shady Lewis Botros. AP Photo
Journalist and author Shady Lewis Botros. AP Photo
Shady Botros Lewis's latest novel is a haunting portrayal of those lost among the cracks in Britain
'Ala Khat Greenwich', or 'Greenwich Meridian', explores the all too familiar notion of not belonging anywhere