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Hawra al-Nadawi from Iraq
the peculiar burden of joy
Alison Brackenbury
Plans must be made as the fighting draws to a close
The Beasts They Turned Away Anne Crowe Hawra al-Nadawi from Iraqosac Mulgannon is a man called to stand. Losing a grip on his mental and physical health, he is burdened with looking after a mute child whom the local villagers view as cursed. The aging farmer stubbornly refuses to succumb in the face of adversity and will do anything, at any cost, to keep hold of his farm and the child. This dark and lyrical debut novel confronts a claustrophobic rural community caught up in the uncertainties of a rapidly changing
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