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'Nail-biting' INDEPENDENT

'Devastatingly beautiful' NIKITA GILL
'Impressive' NIKESH SHUKLA

Uganda 1972

A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return.

For Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. But violence is escalating in Kampala, and people are disappearing. Will they all make it to safety in Britain and will they be given refuge if they do?

And all the while, a terrible secret about the expulsion hangs over them, threatening to tear the family apart.

From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah’s extraordinarily moving debutexplores 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.

 

Review

‘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

About the Author

Neema Shah’s parents and grandparents left India to make their homes in East Africa and later in London, where Neema was born and lives. Kololo Hill is her debut and was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and the DGA First Novel Prize. She is currently working on her second novel.

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  • ISBN: 9789390742349
  • Author: Neema Shah
  • Publisher: Picador India
  • Pages: 352
  • Format: Paperback
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'Nail-biting' INDEPENDENT

'Devastatingly beautiful' NIKITA GILL
'Impressive' NIKESH SHUKLA

Uganda 1972

A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return.

For Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. But violence is escalating in Kampala, and people are disappearing. Will they all make it to safety in Britain and will they be given refuge if they do?

And all the while, a terrible secret about the expulsion hangs over them, threatening to tear the family apart.

From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah’s extraordinarily moving debutexplores 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.

 

Review

‘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

About the Author

Neema Shah’s parents and grandparents left India to make their homes in East Africa and later in London, where Neema was born and lives. Kololo Hill is her debut and was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and the DGA First Novel Prize. She is currently working on her second novel.

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