Bookverdict.com

In her lucid and forthright novel, Italian novelist/journalist Scego—born to Somali parents who fled the 1969 coup d'état—examines the linked consequences of Italian colonization, instability in 1970s Somalia, and the current refugee crisis in Europe. Adua, whose mother died in childbirth, was seven or eight when her father, Zoppe, arrived to take her from caretakers in t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More