A woman disappears without trace. Nobody, including the police commissioner investigating the case, can understand how a woman could simply walk away, leaving husband and home behind. After all, in the Kingdom of Oil where His Majesty reigns […]
Fiction
Zeina
Distinguished literary critic Bodour is trapped in a loveless marriage and carries with her a dark secret. She fell in love in her youth and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, whom she abandoned on the streets […]
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor
Nawal El Saadawi
A young Egyptian woman clashes with her traditional family when she chooses a career in medicine. Rather than submit to an arranged marriage and motherhood, she cuts her hair short and works fiercely to realise her dreams. At […]
Elsewhere, Home
Leila Aboulela
‘A lovely collection of short stories about love, loneliness and spirituality’ Nadiya Hussain, Good Housekeeping Winner of the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year Award 2018 Longlisted for the People’s Book Prize 2018 From one of our finest contemporary […]
So Many Islands
Edited by Nicholas Laughlin
So Many Islands breaks out bold new writing from the distant shores of countries in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific oceans. Here you will find poems about revolution and protest. You will be transported to Marakei, ‘the […]
Dance of the Jakaranda
Peter Kimani
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Longlisted for the People’s Book Prize 2018 1963. Kenya is on the verge of independence from British colonial rule. In the Great Rift Valley, Kenyans of all backgrounds come […]