The Seers
About The Seer
The Seers follows the first weeks of a homeless Eritrean refugee in London. Set around a foster home in Kilburn and in the squares of Bloomsbury, where its protagonist Hannah sleeps, the novel grapples with how agency is given to the sexual lives of refugees, insisting that the erotic and intimate side of life is as much a part of someone’s story as ‘land and nations’ are….
SILENCE IS MY MOTHER TONGUE
Praise for Silence is My Mother Tongue
“Elegant and descriptive . . . A riveting, mysterious, almost magical and delightfully chaotic depiction of the inner workings of an East African refugee camp. . . . As this story of young, codependent refugees is propelled into a revelatory, formally experimental and ultimately tragic conclusion, the initial depth and beauty Jamal witnessed through his ‘cinema’ curtains has only further blossomed. The novel leaves us with the lingering imprint of the siblings’ many sacrifices, and their ever-growing love.”—The New York Times Book Review….
The Consequences of Love
Praise
“A gorgeous, slow-burning love story set in Saudi Arabia; a tender, insightful look into what it’s like to be a young man under such a repressive regime and what it’s like to dream of love in a world where women are forbidden . . . The Consequences of Love is touching, infinitely plausible, and infused with a brooding sensuality.”—Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat…