Silence is My Mother Tongue

Sulaiman Addonia (Writer)

Silence is My Mother Tongue
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The Indigo Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
27 June 2019
Pages
208
ISBN
9781911648062

Silence is My Mother Tongue

Sulaiman Addonia (Writer)

In a time of war, what is the shape of love?

Saba arrives in an East African refugee camp as a young girl, devastated to have been wrenched from school and forced to abandon her books as her family flees to safety. In this unfamiliar, crowded and often hostile space, she must carve out a new existence. As she struggles to maintain her sense of self, she remains fiercely protective of her mute brother, Hagos - each sibling resisting the roles gender and society assign.

Through a cast of complex, beautifully drawn characters, Sulaiman Addonia questions what it means to be a man, to be a woman, to be an individual when circumstance has forced the loss of all that makes a home or a feature.

‘Remarkable.’ - Guardian

‘Richly written.’ - Daily Mail

‘Unique and intelligent.’ - Big Issue

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