“Spellbinding freehand brushstrokes of life, love, yearning and loss in a Mombasa mediated by the mercuriality of Eastern Africa’s Swahili Seas-the Indian Ocean to some. Here is a new writer of fierce powers, who thrills and delights.” -Novuyo Rosa Tshuma Khadija Abdalla Bajaber has written a magical tale filled with eccentric characters who are sure to endure in the halls of literature. Khadija Abdalla Bajaber casts a mighty spell.” -Kelly Link “A novel stuffed to bursting with marvels and fairy-tale delights. “Bajaber’s writing, imaginative and poetic, brings us to the wrenching heart of Aisha’s coming of age.” - Lit Hub

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