Winter of My Spring
A Novel
$31.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2026
Summary
Perfect for readers of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, a searing and timely novel of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity in the face of unthinkable adversity.
Set in the Lower Shabeele region of Somalia, Winter of My Spring is a story of what happens to Rada and her friends Mika and Sara after they are kidnapped by Al-Shabaab and forced to become child brides. For months, the girls live in fear and endure the harshest of conditions among their …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781684633500 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1684633508 |
| Author: | Fartumo Kusow |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | SparkPress |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Fartumo Kusow
Fartumo Kusow was born in Somalia but immigrated to Canada in 1991 at the start of Somalia’s civil war. Her novel Tale of a Boon’s Wife, published in 2017, received positive reviews from Harvard Review, Booklist, and This Magazine. Her first novel, Amran, was serialized in October Star, Somalia’s national newspaper, in 1984. She is the creator and host of two podcasts: Break the Silence, Build a Future, dedicated to advocacy and empowering survivors of intimate partner violence, and My Mother: The Person and the Patient. Fartumo lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
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