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Promo Post: Does Snow Turn A Person White Inside?, by Max Lobe
Publication date: 25th August 2022
Category: Fiction
Print RRP: £11.99
Print ISBN: 978-1-913109-90-5
Paperback: 198 x 129 mm
E-book RRP: £6.99
E-book ISBN: 978-1-913109-96-7
Blurb
The narrator, Mwana, is a young man from Bantuland, living in Geneva. A
graduate from a Swiss university, we first encounter Mwana waiting for a bus in the hills of Lugano gazing at a poster calling for “black sheep” to be sent home. Mwana’s efforts to find work are fruitless until he lands an internship in an NGO campaigning against racial discrimination. The team is busy organising a demonstration against the black sheep poster.
Mwana has one foot in each culture. He sees Swiss society through African eyes, with all its contradictions: its moderation, stunning landscapes and its eccentricities, but also its intolerance and inflexibility. He also casts a critical eye on his native Africa, the weight of its traditions and beliefs. Is belonging nowhere the price Mwana has to pay for these insights?
Sad and playful Does Snow Turn a Person White Inside? is a moving
reflection on the immigrant experience.
Rosemarie’s Note: This was going to be a review, but the book didn’t arrive in time, so promo post instead. The book arrived on Monday, I’m reading it and will review it as soon as possible. I’m about 23% of the way through the book.
I’m disappointed, I was looking forward to sharing this book with you. It’s not the fault of the blog tour organiser, but probably a delay at the publisher’s end. These things happen, unfortunately.
Author Biography:
Max Lobe was born in Douala, Cameroon. At eighteen he moved to Switzerland, where he earned a BA in communication and journalism
and a master’s in public policy and administration. In 2017, his novel Confidences won the Ahmadou Kourouma Prize. Other books by the
author include 39 Rue de Berne and A Long Way From Douala published by Small Axes in 2021. Max Lobe lives in Geneva.
Blog Tour Calendar: Does Snow Turn A Person White Inside, by Max Lobe
Book Review: Witchstorm by Tim Tilley
Title: Witchstorm
Authors: Tim Tilley
Publisher: Usborne
Release Date: 29th September 2022
Genre: MG (8 – 12 year olds)
Summary
Join a hunt for lost witch treasure, in an enchanting adventure story of storms, spells, and the magic of the natural world, from bestselling and award-winning Tim Tilley.
Will believes in witches and the stories he’s grown up with – of mythical storm-lions, disappearing villages, and secret songs. Most of all, he believes the tales of magical treasure hidden in the Fens centuries ago. Treasure that he has to find, to solve the mystery of his Ma’s disappearance.
Then, in the eye of a storm, a witch arrives. She holds the key to finding the lost treasure – a powerful magical object that can summon storms. But someone else is searching for it too. If it falls into the wrong hands, Will’s beloved home could be destroyed, and with it, his chances of ever finding his ma.
Join Will on an epic quest filled with riddles, ruined towers, cloud cities and broomstick chases, on a journey to save everything he loves before time runs out.
Extract Post: The Adventure of Ozchickychop and his White Teapot, by Jane Aistrop
Title: The Adventures of Ozchickychop and his White Teapot
Authors: Jane Aistrop
Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
Release Date: 6th October 2022
Genre: MG (5 – 8 year olds)
Summary
Children, open up this book and you will find a magical tale about two brothers who discover a magical world.
This story is about the brothers embarking on rescue missions and learning just how important words are, not just in story books but also in real life too.
Kindness, caring and love shines throughout this story to save Ozchickychop and the land of Nede.
Read on to become part of their adventures.
Continue reading “Extract Post: The Adventure of Ozchickychop and his White Teapot, by Jane Aistrop”Review: Salamati, by Hamed Allahyari, with Dani Valent
ISBN:9781911668565 | Murdoch Books
Hardcover | Embargo 13 October 2022
RRP £25.00
A heart-warming story of resilience and Persian culinary culture with mouth-watering recipes that are simple, flexible and full of flavour.
In Iran Hamed was a chef and restaurateur but he was also frequently in trouble with the religious police. When a crisis of faith imperilled his life, Hamed was forced to flee to Australia by boat with his pregnant girlfriend for his own safety. They travelled to Indonesia and then to Australia where they were detained for five months, shortly after their release their daughter was born.
It was natural for Hamed to gravitate towards food after his perilous escape and journey to Australia. His first dream was to find work: without English or local experience, that was hard enough. His next ambition was to open a business: his heartfelt cafe and restaurant SalamaTea launched in 2019. As soon as he could, Hamed employed fellow refugees and asylum seekers at SalamaTea, giving them the work experience that he found so hard to come by himself.
In Salamati Hamed melds Persian culinary culture and an understanding of
different flavours to create recipes that are truly his – and now ours – to share. Hamed’s food is anchored in tradition but with recipes which are accessible to all, celebratory and appealing. With every swipe of warm lavash through herbed adami dip, every bite of braised lamb with dried lime and saffron rice, Hamed shines a light on his Persian past as he continues to build an optimistic future.
Packed with beautiful recipes and gorgeous photography throughout, Salamati is full of authentic and accessible dishes:
• Ghahve Khunee Omelette (Street Food Tomato Omelette)
• Halim Bademjan (Lamb, Lentil and Eggplant Casserole)
• Fesenjun (Walnut and Pomegranate Chicken Stew)
• Sabzi Polow Ba Mahi (Fish with Herb Pilaf)
• Khoresh Bamieh (Slow-cooked Beef and Okra)
• Lubia Polow (Green Bean Pilaf)
• Persian Love cake
• Bastani Sonnati (Persian Ice Cream)
Wherever you live and whatever your background, you are invited to join the feast.
Review: Anisha, Accidental Detective Fright Night, by Serena Patel, Illustrated by Emma McCann
Title: Anisha, Accidental Detective: Fright Night
Authors: Serena Patel
Illustrator: Emma McCann
Publisher: Usborne
Release Date: 15th September 2022
Genre: MG (7-11 year olds)
Summary
There’s a spooky mystery at school, in the sixth hilarious case in the award-winning Anisha, Accidental Detective series!
It’s Halloween and everyone is excited about the school disco. It’s a bit much for me – all that dressing-up and dancing. I’d rather cosy up with a good book, but Milo, Mindy and Manny are all super excited.
Or at least, they were excited, until all these strange things started happening – messages appearing on the whiteboard, lights flickering on and off, books flying off the library shelves… Some of the other kids have been whispering that the school is haunted, but Mr Graft says that if the spooky mischief doesn’t stop, then the disco will be cancelled.
Looks like a mission for me, Anisha, accidental ghost detective!
Blog Tour Calendar: Witchstorm by Tim Tilley
Blog tour calendar: Anisha, Accidental Detective: Fright Night. by Serena Patel
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