Summary
‘A wonderful feat of imagination and empathy. I had to suppress bitter feelings of literary envy, even as I couldn’t stop devouring it’ - Louis de BernieresA richly imagined tale of one woman’s search for love and belonging.In Thatcher’s London, Lilly, a white Muslim nurse, struggles in a state of invisible exile. As Ethiopian refugees gradually fill the flats of the housing estate where she lives, Lilly tentatively begins to share with them her longing for the home she herself once had in Af…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099499190 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099499193 |
| Author: | Camilla Gibb |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2006 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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This is a profound novel, exploring themes of female circumcision, politics, war, tribalism, yet it is also an exquisite homage to Islam
This is a profound novel, exploring themes of female circumcision, politics, war, tribalism, yet it is also an exquisite homage to Islam – Bernardine Evaristo * Guardian *Camilla Gibb….burrows deep into the lives of her characters, finding the universal in the exotic – Kate Saunders * The Times *A passionate and humane story about people for whom displacement, poverty and war are everyday trials…Gibb, singled out as one of the Orange Futures writers, is one to watch – Sheila Hamilton * Glasgow Evening Times *Gibb’s understanding of this world seems almost uncanny but it is her compassion for her characters that impressed me the most. [Sweetness in the Belly] challenges and disturbs as it enlightens and uplifts. A really exceptional achievement – Barbara GowdyThis is a rarity, a novel that transforms expectations. A hugely ambitious work executed with deceptive ease, it is an unbelievably odd tale, yet utterly convincing, able to transport us behind closed borders and back again… Succeeds brilliantly … A marvellous sight to behold’ Montreal GazetteSweetness In The Belly is remarkable for its geographic, thematic and historic amplitude and breadth, depicting the multi-cultural and modern world. Gibb…is certainly one to watch. * Birmingham Post *
About The Author
Camilla Gibb
Camilla Gibb was born in London and lives in Toronto. She is the author of several novels, including Mouthing the Words and The Petty Details of So-and-So’s Life. She was one of the 21 young women writers included in the Orange Futures list of writers to watch in the 21st century.
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