Hi everyone and welcome back! Ready for day 6?
Today’s featured book is…
Rain Falls on Everyone by Clár Ní Chonghaile
I remember this book with particular fondness because (fun fact!) its presentation was one of the first events I attended after moving to London, when I was still finding my feet and my people in the big city. It’s also a fantastic book on the refugee experience, plus it’s set in the other city of my heart, Dublin. So, this has definitely been one of my books of the decade!
Read for: tears and laughter; identity and belonging; friendship.
Synopsis
Theo, a young Rwandan boy fleeing his country’s genocide, arrives in Dublin, penniless, alone and afraid. Still haunted by a traumatic memory in which his father committed a murderous act of violence, he struggled to find his place in the foreign city.
Plagued by his past, Theo is gradually drawn deeper into the world of Dublin’s feared criminal gangs. But a chance encounter in a restaurant with Deirdre offers him a lifeline. But Theo and Deirdre’s tender friendship is soon threatened by tragedy. Can they confront their addictions to carve a future out of the catastrophe that engulfs both their lives?
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