Hostages of Memory Hostages of Memory:Paperback

Hostages of Memory Hostages of Memory:PaperbackIn the Syrian Turkish borderlands, Khatoune searches for a home for their family. As her sons Alo and Ahme attempt to build a life for themselves, they know little about the secrets that weigh down their family history, or the troubles that the future has in store for them. So unfolds a tale of tragedy, humour, and occasionally joy; a tale spanning three generations that offers us an earthy glimpse into the lives of the people who have made this land

Elena Ushakova

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) to the Fifth Day

It’s a book about online desires

Lingua Ignota

beautifully off kilter image-making

Jadran tries to understand the departure of his father in the first year of the war in the Balkans as he also tries to comprehend his mother

This richly womanist novel shows the constant interpenetration of past

I also think we can all be a little misguided sometimes in our search

his readers

it offered escape from his wartime experiences and a cultural homecoming which resulted in a productive period of painting and engraving

a little prickly and sometimes too ready to jump to conclusions – is a complex narrator whom we ultimately trust and care for