![]() ![]() ![]() They are told they have to leave everything they own behind except for a very small amount of hand luggage, all property and money now belongs to the state. It’s a time of fear, when Amin issues a devastating decree that all Ugandan Asians must leave within 90 days. Already people have been murdered and bodies discarded in the river or dumped. The story begins in 1972, Idi Amin’s brutality is on the rise. Will they all make it to safety in Britain and will they be given refuge if they do? And all the while, a terrible secret about the expulsion hangs over them, threatening to tear the family apart. ![]() But violence is escalating in Kampala, and people are disappearing. For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. ![]() They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return.įor Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. Set in Uganda in 1972, an extraordinarily moving debut that tells the story of one family’s escape, when Amin forces them to leave: a story of loss and separation, but also ultimately of hope.Ī devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. I would like to thank Katie Green from Picador for my beautiful ARC of this book. Available from 18th February 2021 | Hardback/ebook/audio | Picador ![]()
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