Maaza Mengiste

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020 "DEVASTATING" – Marlon James, "A MODERN CLASSIC" – Andrew Sean Greer, "BRILLIANT" – Salman Rushdie, "MAGNIFICENT" – Aminatta Forna, "EPIC" – Mary Morris, "WONDERFUL" – Laila Lalami, "UNFORGETTABLE" – The Times, "REMARKABLE" – New York Times, "A MASTERPIECE" – Washington Post ETHIOPIA. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles...