We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan review – a powerful debut msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hafsa Zayyan is a writer and dispute resolution lawyer based in London. She won the inaugural #Merky Books New Writers Prize in 2019. We Are All Birds of Uganda is her debut novel, inspired by the mixed background from which she hails. She studied Law at the University of Cambridge and holds a masters degree from the University of Oxford. (Penguin Random House)
We have been under one or another form of state-imposed lockdown since March 2020.
Here, we have found new ways of escaping while staying inside.
Having had most of last year to settle into the new normal, many have resolved to spend more time reading so here’s a set of African titles to look forward to in 2021.
Bookcase: Reviews of Girl A by Abigail Dean and How To Be A Refugee by Simon May droitwichstandard.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from droitwichstandard.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
21st Jan 2021
Wondering what to do with yourself? A buzzed-about debut novel, a beauty panel and an old film favourite – here’s what’s on tonight.
Whether you’re wondering about the future of “clean” beauty, looking for a new book for your book club or want to cosy into a comforting comedy you’ve seen a dozen times before, we have your evening plans covered.
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Today is a bumper day for book releases. From the much-anticipated
Girl A (mentioned in yesterday’s WOT) to
Ask No Questions by Claire Allan,
Forgive Me by Susan Lewis,
Francis Bacon: Revelations, by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan,
Katie Levers
A must read if you enjoyed The Beekeeper of Aleppo, and the devastation caused by social and cultural conflict and the effects it has on generations across continents.
I loved reading this book and discovering the injustice faced by Sameer, his friends and ancestors in the UK and Uganda. Uganda is a country I had no prior knowledge of but the author paints a picture of a place of beauty but also of societal and cultural upheaval. Relationships between family and friendships are so interwoven throughout the book that it sometimes seems they are all one, with the same injustices but continents and decades apart.