-A fierce, big-hearted novel.- Joe Treasure, author of The Book of Air-Pushes us to find our kinder selves.- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You-A wonderful book.- Maurice Wren, Chief Executive of the Refugee CouncilOne of the Guardian-s Readers- Books of the YearLong listed for Not the Booker PrizeAwarded the Victor Turner Prize in 20182nd March 1975In Asmara, Eritrea, Yonas Kelati is born into a world of turmoil. At the same time, on the same day, Jude Munroe takes her first breath in London, England.Thirty Years LaterBlacklisted in his war-ravaged country, Yonas has no option but to flee his home. After a terrible journey, he arrives on a bleak English coast.By a twist of fate, Yonas- asylum case lands on Jude-s desk. Opening the file, she finds a patchwork of witness statements from those who met Yonas along his journey: a lifetime the same length of hers, reduced to a few scraps of paper.Soon, Jude will stand up in court and tell Yonas- story. How she tells it will
