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'Surreal, vivid, haunting, mischievous, visionary' Lauren Elkin

'Drifts is a stunning achievement. It invites us to see the world differently, as if through a kaleidoscope for the first time' Hassan Melehy

'This is wonderful - we encounter not only the Gulf War and the falling Twin Towers of Manhattan but also London, Bahrain, Texas, Dhahran, souqs, sandstorms, slantways Arabic, and cats with weeping eyes. Read on. Drift on' John Schad

Natasha Burge was born and grew up in Saudi Arabia, where her family lived for more than half a century. Through various departures and returns - a year at boarding school in New England, university in London, a small town in Texas where there are more cows than people, back to work in Bahrain - the years of difficulty, isolation and severe anxiety take their toll. Finally, at 37 years old she received the life-changing news that she is autistic.

In this striking exploration of identity and place, Burge probes these intertwined strands of her being: what it means to grow up at the interstices of different cultures, and what it is to experience unrecognised neurodivergence and a late diagnosis of autism.

From the cosmopolitan heritage of Muharraq's Pearling Path to the jebels of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, Burge charts a new course through the stories of the Arabian Gulf and the myths surrounding autism. The result is a work of dazzling insight, sensitivity and awareness.



A strikingly original memoir of autism and transcultural identity, Drifts takes us through the souks, sands and cities of the Arabian Gulf, where the author is a native-born foreigner, to discover a new mapping of the self and celebrate the many stories a place can hold.

About the Author
Natasha Burge is a Saudi-born American writer whose family lived in the Arabian Gulf for more than half a century. She holds a PhD in creative writing and her work has been published around the world, anthologised, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, made a finalist for the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing and the Dzanc Prize for Fiction, and translated into Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese.

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Surreal, vivid, haunting, mischievous, visionary -- Lauren Elkin
Drifts is a stunning achievement. It invites us to see the world differently, as if through a kaleidoscope for the first time -- Hassan Melehy
This is wonderful - we encounter not only the Gulf War and the falling Twin Towers of Manhattan but also London, Bahrain, Texas, Dhahran, souqs, sandstorms, slantways Arabic, and cats with weeping eyes. Read on. Drift on -- John Schad



Book Information
ISBN 9781804440100
Author Natasha Burge
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Footnote Press Ltd
Publisher Footnote Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 179g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 13mm

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