Synopsis
From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah’s extraordinarily moving debut Kololo Hill explores what it means to leave your home behind, what it takes to start again, and the lengths some will go to protect their loved ones.
'[An] incredible debut' Stylist
'Shah is excellent on the theme of home . . . an absorbing...
Details
18 February 2021352 pages
9781529030501Imprint: Picador
Reviews
An impressive, confident debut about family and survival, against the backdrop of a history that is not written about often enough.Nikesh Shukla
Devastatingly beautiful . . . every sentence is a revelation.Nikita Gill, author of The Girl and the Goddess
This is a novel about home, about belonging and exile; a compelling and complex insight into a recent past that still resonates.Irish Times
Shah explores the chaos and fear of ordinary people’s lives during Amin’s rule, weaving personal stories of love and betrayal into heightening tension and violence . . . nail-biting.Independent
