<p><b>A couple's tranquil life abroad is irrevocably transformed by the arrival of their son's widow and children in the latest from Somalia's most celebrated novelist.</b></p><p>For decades Gacalo and Mugdi have lived in Oslo where they've led a peaceful largely assimilated life and raised two children. Their beloved son Dhaqaneh however is driven by feelings of alienation to jihadism in Somalia where he kills himself in a suicide attack. The couple reluctantly offers a haven to his family. But on arrival in Oslo their daughter-in-law cloaks herself even more deeply in religion while her children hunger for the freedoms of their new homeland a rift that will have lifealtering consequences for the entire family.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of real events <i>North of Dawn</i> is a provocative devastating story of love loyalty and national identity that asks whether it is ever possible to escape a legacy of violence—and if so at what cost.</p>
