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·      River Spirit is a true literary page-turner, interpersonal strife, rich with interpersonal strife and underexamined history.  Like Maaza Mengiste’s Booker Prize-Winning The Shadow King, Aboulela’s latest tells an unputdownable story of war, European colonialism in Africa, and the women who history overlooks.·      An acclaimed, internationally award-winning writer, Aboulela was the first recipient of the Caine Prize for African Writing,...

This spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author Leila Aboulela tells the unforgettable story of an embattled young woman's coming of age during the revolutionary war in nineteenth-century Sudan.

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This spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author Leila Aboulela tells the unforgettable story of an embattled young woman's coming of age during the revolutionary war in nineteenth-century Sudan.

· River Spirit is a true literary page-turner, interpersonal strife, rich with interpersonal strife and underexamined history. Like Maaza Mengiste's Booker Prize-Winning The Shadow King, Aboulela's latest tells an unputdownable story of war, European colonialism in Africa, and the women who history overlooks.· An acclaimed, internationally award-winning writer, Aboulela was the first recipient of the Caine Prize for African Writing, winner of ...

Nadia merkt in den Ferien in Kairo, wie fremd ihr die Heimat ihrer Mutter geworden ist. Ein zum Islam konvertierter Schotte fliegt nach Khartum, um seine Braut zu heiraten. Als ihr Vater plötzlich stirbt, wird er mit den fremden Riten konfrontiert, die ihm mehr zu schaffen machen, als er geglaubt hatte. Farida muss sich gegen ihren strengen Vater durchsetzen, um in der Schule eine Brille tragen zu dürfen. Schadia, eine Studentin aus einer wohl...

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Nadschwa wächst in einer privilegierten und westlich orientierten Oberschichtfamilie in Khartum auf. Nach einem Putsch flieht die Studentin mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem Bruder ins politische Exil nach London. Sie verliert ihren Wohlstand und bald auch ihre Eltern. Einst hatte sie davon geträumt, einen wohlhabenden Mann zu heiraten und eine eigene Familie zu gründen. Nun ist sie auf sich allein gestellt und muss ganz unten neu anfangen. Sie arbei...

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An enchanting, heartfelt novel about three Muslim women in search of freedom, faith, and happiness, from Scottish Book Award and Caine Prize-winning author Leila Aboulela

BIRD SUMMONS is a magic carpet ride into the forest of history and the lives of women. Deep and wild' Lucy Ellmann, Booker-longlisted author of Ducks, NewburyportSalma, happily married, tries every day to fit into life in Britain. When her first love contacts her, she is tempted to risk it all and return to Egypt. Moni gave up a career in banking to care for her disabled son, but now her husband wants to move to Saudi Arabia - where she fears ...

The first new collection of stories from the New York Times Notable author since winning the Caine Prize, Elsewhere, Home offers a rich tableau of life as an immigrant abroad, attempting to navigate the conflicts of assimilation and difference in an unfamiliar world.

These short stories for fans of Alice Munro and Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie take as their canvas the British immigrant experience, with the characters contending with an often unwelcoming environment.

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An epic story of love and betrayal, reconciliation and war, moving from present-day Scotland to the court of the Tsar. By a three times Orange Prize-shortlisted author.

A lyrical and moving novel by a three-times ORANGE-listed rising star, set in 1950s Sudan and Egypt.

Moving from present-day Scotland to the court of the Tsar, The Kindness of Enemies is an epic of love and betrayal, reconciliation and war.Natasha is researching the life of Imam Shamil, a nineteenth-century warrior who battled to defend the Caucasus against Russian invasion. She uncovers a story of bravery and loss, and of captives traded between wild mountain hideouts and the refined court of the Tsar.The tale of Shamil and his lost son come...

Salma, happily married, tries every day to fit into life in Britain. When her first love contacts her, she is tempted to risk it all and return to Egypt.Moni gave up a career in banking to care for her disabled son, but now her husband wants to move to Saudi Arabia - where she fears her son's condition will worsen. Iman feels burdened by her beauty. In her twenties and yet in her third marriage, she is treated like a pet and longs for freedom....

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