Winter of My Spring
A gut-wrenching story of lost childhood in Somalia Author: Fartumo Kusow Author and podcaster Fartumo Kusow’s newest novel transports readers to the troubled, ancient port city of Marka in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. Here, on the shore of the Indian Ocean, 13-year-old Rada is too busy arguing with her mother to notice the growing unease in her town. “I saw no enemy. I knew no fear,” she says. Like most teenagers, Rada is sure she’s immune to the current events unfolding in her country. No surprise: she’s wrong. Rada, along with her two best friends, Mika and Sara, [...]
