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Ghost Season

By Fatin Abbas

Ghost Season

By Fatin Abbas

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A beautifully dynamic novel which connects five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border. A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, this discovery foreshadows more trouble to come. Everyone has a different story. William, a South Sudanese translator, connects the corpse to the sudden disappearance of cook Layla, a nomad from the north with whom he's fallen in love. Amidst the chaos, Dena, a Sudanese-American filmmaker, struggles to find a connection with her homeland. There is Alex, a white aid worker from the American Midwest whose plans in the country are derailed by a rapidly changing climate and an impending civil war. And then there is Mustafa, a precocious twelve-year-old boy, whose plans to escape poverty set off a series of cataclysmic events on the compound. Living in a Sudan riven by conflict presents challenges for William, Layla, Dena, Alex and Mustafa. To overcome them, they must forge bonds stronger than the blood they don't share. Fatin Abbas weaves a story of Sudan's partition into the fabric of her characters identities while exploring the porous and perilous nature of borders. Ghost Season is a gripping, must-have debut that announces Abbas as a powerful new voice in fiction.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
350
Release Date:
2026-01-29
Publication Date:
2026-01-29
Publisher:
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1914344774
ISBN13:
9781914344770
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
342 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
33 cm
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