Discusses her new book, The Locust and the Bird, My Mother’s Story
Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh was just seven years old when her mother, Kamila, divorced her father. It was the 1950s and the divorce meant that Kamila was no longer allowed access to her two young daughters. Regarded as one of the contemporary Arab world's most acclaimed writers, Hanan joins Jane Garvey to talk about her new book that tells her mother’s story, and coming to terms with a difficult childhood. Hanan Al-Shaykh’s new book, The Locust and the Bird, My Mother’s Story is out in hardback today and published by Bloomsbury
ISBN 978-0-7475-9988-3.
The Locust and the Bird will be Book of the Week on Radio 4, June 8th- 12th.
