In Store Now! The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
A young Muslim girl from coastal Kenya embarks on an epic journey to the Far East, meeting new friends, facing enemies, and reclaiming her love of the sea as she becomes a young woman. Structured around the ebb and flow of the tides, The Dragonfly Sea travels through a myriad of cultures and places depicted with real empathy and attention to detail. Though it never shies away from harsh realities, it always handles them with delicacy and a connection to humanity.
The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Paperback £9.99
Blurb:
A magical novel of love, exploration and home, spanning the East African coast, China, Turkey and the seas in between, from one of Kenya's leading writers. The Dragonfly Sea follows the unforgettable Ayaana's journey to adulthood after her small-island childhood is interrupted. Targeted first by religious fundamentalists and second by Chinese emissaries, Ayaana is sent on a container ship to study in China, where she is forced to grow up fast.
With its epic scope and lush lyricism, Owuor evokes a fascinating kind of beauty in this dangerous, chaotic world and its ever-shifting oceans and trade. A transcendent story of love and adventure, and of the inexorable need for shelter in a dangerous world. 'The Dragonfly Sea transported me at a time I really wanted to be transported.
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