The novel centers on the fate of a woman born and raised in Baghdad at the beginning of the last century. This is the story of her love, which she carried throughout her life, despite many trials. Strong-willed and devoted to her children, she fights daily for their existence and her own. The novel takes place against the backdrop of historical events in Iraq during Ottoman rule, then in Israel. The flavor of the East, mixed with the flavor of everyday life of Eastern Jewry, makes up the originality of the novel. Michael Sami is a famous Israeli writer. According to critics and numerous readers, “Victoria” is his best novel.