Author : Leila Aboulela
Publisher : Saqi Books
ISBN 13 : 0863569226
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (635 download)
Book Synopsis River Spirit by : Leila Aboulela
Download or read book River Spirit written by Leila Aboulela and published by Saqi Books. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1890s Sudan. When Akuany and her brother are orphaned in a village raid, they are taken in by a young merchant, Yaseen, who promises to care for them – a vow that tethers him to Akuany throughout their adulthood. As revolution begins to brew, led by the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Sudan begins to prise itself from Ottoman rule, and everyone must choose a side. Yaseen feels beholden to stand against this false Mahdi, a decision that threatens to splinter his family. Meanwhile, Akuany is moved across the country alone, sold and traded from house to house, with only Yaseen as her intermittent lifeline. Their struggle mirrors the increasingly bloody struggle for Sudan itself: for freedom, safety and the possibility of love. River Spirit is the unforgettable story of a people who, against the odds and for a brief time, gained independence from foreign rule through their willpower, subterfuge and sacrifice.