![]() This novel is one of the best books I’ve read this year for a number of reasons. But when Khoudi comes under the spell of the “beautiful people”-the fortunate sons and daughters of the powerful-the desire to resume an interrupted coming of age and follow her own destiny proves impossible to resist.Ī profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we’re dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice. When Elimane makes himself of service to the shadowy William Handkerchief, it seems as if the little family may be able to keep the world at bay and their household intact. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids-athletic, pragmatic Ndevui thoughtful Kpindi and especially their newest member, Namsa-safe and fed. ![]() Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. ![]() Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country’s chaos. A powerful novel about young people in a conflict-scarred land, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together. ![]()
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