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We Are All Birds of Uganda

By: Hafsa Zayyan
Narrated by: Taheen Modak, Sagar Arya
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Brought to you by Penguin.

You can’t stop birds from flying, can you, Sameer? They go where they will....

1960s Uganda. Hasan is struggling to run his family business following the sudden death of his wife. Just as he begins to see a way forward, a new regime seizes power and a wave of rising prejudice threatens to sweep away everything he has built.

Present-day London. Sameer, a young, high-flying lawyer, senses an emptiness in what he thought was the life of his dreams. Called back to his family home by an unexpected tragedy, Sameer begins to find the missing pieces of himself not in his future plans, but in a past he never knew.

Moving between two continents and several generations over a troubled century, We Are All Birds of Uganda is a multi-layered, moving and immensely resonant novel of love, loss and what it means to find home.

It is the first work of fiction by Hafsa Zayyan, co-winner of the inaugural #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize and one of the most exciting young novelists of today.

©2021 Hafsa Zayyan (P)2021 Penguin Audio Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction South Asian Creators Africa Tear-jerking Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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I don't usually leave reviews, but see a lot of negative reviews specifically mentioning a volume difference between narrators, so wanted to clarify that this was not an issue at all when I listened to the book - and I really liked both narrators. The story was compelling right from the outset, reading this as someone living in London and visiting Uganda, wanting to learn more about the country and its recent history. I enjoyed the nuance of the dynamics, but as others noted found the way things were tied together at the end a bit rushed.

Great story + audio issues seem to have been fixed

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A brilliant relatable story telling experience and impact of colonialism across generations for the generations

a brilliant colonialism story for the generations

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Loved this book and it kept me hooked until the last. Read well and a joy to listen to. This is the first book I’ll be forwarding on. The historical aspect and the way it shows the “double standard “ made for a beautiful debut. I can’t wait to listen to more. Well done x

Beautiful and enlightening

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I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I really enjoyed the prose, character development and the storyline. Really good work from both narrators. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

Enjoyable

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Loved the story, it was told beautifully and it was relatable to our heritage and history

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