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.
'Shah explores the chaos and fear of ordinary people’s lives during Amin’s rule, weaving personal stories...
Details
17 February 2022352 pages
9781529030549Imprint: 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
Shah is excellent on the theme of home . . . an absorbing storyteller.Daily Mail
This is a novel about home, about belonging and exile; a compelling and complex insight into a recent past that still resonates.Irish Times
