Kololo Hill

Kololo Hill
Neema Shah
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Paperback
h196 x 131mm - 352pg
17 Feb 2022 UK
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9781529030549
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When you' re left with nothing but your secrets, how do you start again? Uganda 1972 A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return. For Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. But violence is escalating in Kampala, and people are disappearing. Will they all make it to safety in Britain and will they be given refuge if they do? And all the while, a terrible secret about the expulsion hangs over them, threatening to tear the family apart. From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah' s extraordinarily moving debut Kololo Hill explores what it means to leave your home behind, what it takes to start again, and the lengths some will go to protect their loved ones.
An impressive, confident debut about family and survival, against the backdrop of a history that is not written about often enough. -- Nikesh Shukla Devastatingly beautiful . . . every sentence is a revelation. -- Nikita Gill, author of The Girl and the Goddess Utterly heartbreaking and so moving . . . a thoughtful reflection on what home and belonging mean. -- Haleh Agar, author of Out of Touch A moving portrayal of a family uprooted from a life they have worked so hard for. At times devastating, I found myself gripped to this story rooted in our history yet scarily still relevant. -- Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City Kololo Hill offers a glimpse into a terrifying and fascinating period of history. Neema Shah evokes Amin' s Uganda and early 1970s suburban England with both nuance and a fresh and wonderful vivacity. This is a book with a huge amount of heart; I was entirely captured by the stories of Asha, Jaya and Vijay. Their dreams and dilemmas resonate with many of today' s key questions around culture, identity and the places - and people - we can each call ' home' . -- Joanne Sefton, author of The Guilty Friend A searing, timely, and beautifully written tale of displacement, the meaning of home, and developing identity across generations. I loved it. -- Stephanie Scott, author of What' s Left Of Me Is Yours
Neema Shah' s parents and grandparents left India to make their homes in East Africa and later in London, where Neema was born and lives. Kololo Hill is her debut and was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and the First Novel Prize. She is currently working on her second novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529030549
Published: 17 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Height: 196mm
Width: 131mm
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 262g
Pages: 352

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