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This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Jumaana Abdu is extraordinary and I will read everything she writes.
HANNAH KENT

Amid a series of personal disasters, Aliyah and her daughter, Sakina, retreat to rural New South Wales to make a new life. Aliyah manages to secure a run-down property and hires a farmhand, Shep, an extremely private Palestinian man and the region's imam.

During a storm, she drives past the town's river and happens upon a childhood friend, Hana, who has been living a life of desperation. Aliyah takes her in and tries to navigate the indefinable relationships between both Hana and her farmhand. Tensions rise as Aliyah's growing bond with Shep strains her devotion to Hana.

Finally, all are thrown together for a reckoning alongside Hana's brother, Hashim, and Aliyah's confidante, Billie - a local Kamilaroi midwife she met working at the hospital - while bushfires rage around them.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781761343872
Published: August 2024

Number of pages: 336
Width: 155 mm
Height: 233 mm
Depth: 24 mm

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia