![]() ![]() They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return. A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. Will they all make it to safety in Britain and will they be given refuge if they do?Īnd all the while, a terrible secret about the expulsion hangs over them, threatening to tear the family apart. Kololo Hill Neema Shah Synopsis 'A novel about home, about belonging and exile a compelling and complex insight into a recent past that still resonates' - Irish Times Uganda, 1972. ![]() But violence is escalating in Kampala, and people are disappearing. For his mother, Jaya, it means saying goodbye to the house that has been her home for decades. They must take only what they can carry, give up their money and never return.įor Asha and Pran, married a matter of months, it means abandoning the family business that Pran has worked so hard to save. From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah’s extraordinarily moving debut Kololo Hill explores what it means to leave your home behind, what it takes to start again, and the lengths some will go to protect their loved ones. When you’re left with nothing but your secrets, how do you start again?Ī devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. ![]() From the green hilltops of Kampala, to the terraced houses of London, Neema Shah’s extraordinarily moving debut Kololo Hill explores what it means to leave your home behind, what it takes to start again, and the lengths some will go to protect their loved ones. ![]()
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