Last Days of Autumn is a powerful collection of seven short stories that explores the inner lives of women living in exile, displacement, and silent resistance. Set across Kurdistan, Iran, Turkey, Europe, and the diaspora, Essmat Sophie’s stories delve into fear, mental illness, sexuality, motherhood, political oppression, and the enduring longing for home. Written in a restrained, matter-of-fact tone enriched with vivid imagery and sensual realism, these stories portray women caught between personal desire and social constraint, intimacy and violence, hope and despair. Sophie’s characters—mothers, migrants, academics, fighters, daughters, and friends—are deeply human, complex, and unforgettable, moving through worlds shaped by patriarchy, exile, and authoritarian power. Drawing on lived experience, Last Days of Autumn offers both a literary testimony and a universal reflection on women’s resilience. These stories do not seek to divide, but to connect—revealing beauty amid hardship, dignity amid loss, and moments of quiet liberation through storytelling itself. Intriguing, disturbing, and profoundly moving, this collection expands the reader’s world and lingers long after the final page.