In the Name of our Fathers

<p><strong>In the Name of Our Fathers</strong></p><p> </p><p>Exciting and fast-paced this debut novel by a young Somali writer is set against the fall of a ruling dictatorship in Africa in 1991 and the ensuing panic in the capital city. The first-person narrative tells of a traumatic passage to adulthood in circumstances which many experienced but which none would have chosen.</p><p>Ali is seventeen and interested in having a good time. But his immediate self-centered concerns are suddenly and dramatically interrupted and his life is forever changed as he struggles to come to terms with the chaos around him. This often-dark story is streaked with tenderness and optimism.</p>