Description
"The young boys walked right through the fireflies, bathed in the warm blinking light. Lalloo tried to catch them between his palms as Jugnu had done but they were elusive, flying away or quickly going dark and invisible..."
Even in the darkest moments, there is light to be found...
At just six years old, in front of his family's small hut on the outskirts of Lahore, Lalloo's brother is murdered.
Unable to escape the memory of that night, Lalloo's parents remain trapped at the brickyards, the kiln chimney belching black smoke into the sky as they slave brick by brick to pay off their debts.
To save them, Lalloo will need to free himself from his past and face unimaginable sacrifice to carve out his own destiny...
Inspired by a true story, When the Fireflies Dance by Aisha Hassan is provocative, conversation-starting book club reading at its finest.
About the Author
Aisha Hassan is a writer living and working in London. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford and is a Curtis Brown Creative alumna. Her play Pickled Mangoes was performed at the Tamasha comedy scratch night performance at Soho Theatre. When the Fireflies Dance is her debut novel and has been longlisted for the Bridport Novel (Peggy Chapman-Andrews) Award, Hachette's Mo Siewcharran Prize as well as the Penguin Random House WriteNow scheme and shortlisted for the London Writers Award. She lived in Lahore as a child.
Book Information
ISBN 9781398720213
Author Aisha Hassan
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Orion
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
