Kololo Hill

‘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

‘An impressive, confident debut about family and survival, against the backdrop of a history that is not written about often enough’ NIKESH SHUKLA, author of Brown Baby
‘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 ‘Utterly heartbreaking and so moving . . . a thoughtful reflection on what home and belonging mean’ HALEH AGAR, author of Out of Touch
‘A moving portrayal of a family uprooted from a life they have worked so hard for. At times devastating, I found myself gripped to this story rooted in our history yet scarily still relevant’ LOUISE HARE, author of This Lovely City

‘Kololo Hill offers a glimpse into a terrifying and fascinating period of history. Neema Shah evokes Amin’s Uganda and early 1970s suburban England with both nuance and a fresh and wonderful vivacity. This is a book with a huge amount of heart; I was entirely captured by the stories of Asha, Jaya and Vijay. Their dreams and dilemmas resonate with many of today’s key questions around culture, identity and the places – and people – we can each call “home”’ JOANNE SEFTON, author of The Guilty Friend

‘A searing, timely, and beautifully written tale of displacement, the meaning of home, and developing identity across generations. I loved it’ STEPHANIE SCOTT, author of What’s Left of Me Is Yours