num_pages: 383
description: A couple's tranquil life abroad is irrevocably transformed by the arrival of their son's widow and children in the latest from Somalia's most celebrated novelist.For decades Gacalo and Mugdi have lived in Oslo where they've led a peaceful largely assimilated life and raised two children. Their beloved son Dhaqaneh however is driven by feelings of alienation to jihadism in Somalia where he kills himself in a suicide attack. The couple reluctantly offers a haven to his family. But on arrival in Oslo their daughter-in-law cloaks herself even more deeply in religion while her children hunger for the freedoms of their new homeland a rift that will have lifealtering consequences for the entire family.Set against the backdrop of real events North of Dawn is a provocative devastating story of love loyalty and national identity that asks whether it is ever possible to escape a legacy of violenceand if so at what cost.
language: English
title: North of Dawn
publisher: Riverhead Books