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Before the Winter Ends
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In the cold Wellington winter, Omar’s grades are slipping, his mum is unwell, and his best friend is growing distant. Two decades earlier in Mogadishu, Asha and Yasser are falling in love and starting to build a life together while a burgeoning war threatens to take...
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Before the Winter Ends explores the relationship between mother and son across Aotearoa New Zealand, Somalia and Egypt as they search for understanding and try to bridge the distance between them. Khadro Mohamed’s debut novel is a stark portrayal of how the past illuminates the present and how grief shapes a family.
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In the cold Wellington winter, Omar’s grades are slipping, his mum is unwell, and his best friend is growing distant. Two decades earlier in Mogadishu, Asha and Yasser are falling in love and starting to build a life together while a burgeoning war threatens to take it away.
Before the Winter Ends explores the relationship between mother and son across Aotearoa New Zealand, Somalia, and Egypt as they search for understanding and try to bridge the distance between them. Khadro Mohamed’s debut novel is a stark portrayal of how the past illuminates the present and how grief shapes a family.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780473737405
Publisher: Tender Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 May 2025
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Tender Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
About the Author
Khadro Mohamed is a writer and poet from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington. Her poetry collection, We’re All Made of Lightning (Tender Press) won the Jessie Mackay Prize for the best first book of poetry at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Before the Winter Ends is her first novel.
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