Overview
A couple''s tranquil life abroad is irrevocably transformed by the arrival of their son''s widow and children.
From Somalia''s most celebrated novelist comes this bold novel about a couple whose life abroad is irrevocably transformed by the arrival of their son''s widow and children. For decades, Gacalo and Mugdi have lived in Oslo, where they''ve led a peaceful life and raised two children. But when their son kills himself in a suicide attack in Somalia, the couple reluctantly offer their daughter-in-law and teenage grandchildren a home. On arrival, Waliya and her daughter cloak themselves more deeply in religion, while her son hungers for new freedoms, in a rift that will have life-altering consequences for them all.
- | Author: Nuruddin Farah
- | Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
- | Publication Date: Dec 03, 2019
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780735214255
- | ISBN-10: 0735214255
