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"Timeless, vivid and utterly essential." Fergal Keane, author of The Madness

AN AWARD WINNING NOVEL FOLLOWING THREE GENERATIONS TORN APART BY THE TUTSI GENOCIDE

Blanche returns to Rwanda after building a life in Bordeaux with her husband and young son, Stokely. Reuniting with her mother Immaculata, old wounds are reopened for both mother and daughter while Stokely, caught between two countries, tries to understand where he comes from and where he belongs.

Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's unforgettable debut novel follows three generations torn apart by the genocide against the Tutsis, as they try to reconnect with one another, rebuild broken links and find their place in today's world. 


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"Raw, heartfelt and full of pain [with] so many poetic and spine tingling quotes." Sharmila on Netgalley

"A literary feat through and through." Thomas on Goodreads

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Product Details
Europa Editions
1787704068 / 9781787704060
eBook (EPUB)
843.92
23/02/2023
England
English
Fiction of Black and Asian Interest
192 pages
Copy: 20%; print: 20%
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