Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed

Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa MohamedLonglisted for the Orange Prize and winner of the Betty Trask Award. For fans of Half of a Yellow Sun, a stunning novel set in 1930s Somalia spanning a decade of war and upheaval, all seen through the eyes of a small boy alone in the world. Aden, Yemen, 1935; a city vibrant, alive, and full of hidden dangers. And home to Jama, a ten year old boy. But then his mother dies unexpectedly and he finds himself alone in the world. Jama is forced home to his

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