She is currently working on her second novel. Kololo Hill is her debut and was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and the First Novel Prize. 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. Will they all make it to safety in Britain and will they be given refuge if they do?Īnd all the while, a terrible secret about the expulsion hangs over them, threatening to tear the family apart.įrom the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah's extraordinarily moving debut Kololo Hill explores 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. But violence is escalating in Kampala, and people are disappearing. For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return.įor Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. 5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2022. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. When you're left with nothing but your secrets, how do you start again?Ī devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. My debut novel Kololo Hill was chosen as a 2021 Pick for Foyles, The Daily Mail, The Irish Times and Cosmopolitan.
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