Northern Star
This is one of those books I didn't want to end. It affirms the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity and honours the power of love. It is moving and beautiful. And if that sounds corny, I don't care.

Independent on Sunday
So successfully has Molteno breathed life into her characters that we get a real sense of their vulnerability, their fury, their sadness and their astonishing resilience.

The Independent
Beautifully drawn and instantly recognizable …Marion Molteno has the kind of talent that works almost invisibly. She writes with great simplicity about ordinary people, yet that ordinariness is universal.

The Scotsman
Her writing has a poet’s sensitivity and grace. Poignant and deeply empathetic.

The Observer
She writes with intense sympathy of the bewildering experiences confronting Somali refugees.

Sunday Telegraph
Cannot fail to elicit sympathy and respect.

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