The History of a Difficult Child

BOOK CLUB November 2024 Selection

The History of a Difficult Child by Mihret Sibhat is a novel about a young girl growing up during turbulent times in a small town in Ethiopia in the 1980s. The narrator is ten years old by the end of the story and  according to one reviewer, is “a magnificent guide to this ancient and enduring culture.” (New York Review of Books).

 

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