Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
HBL Note: I am thrilled to share this DEBUT novel with you (we love debuts around here! It is always such fun to discover new favorite authors.) SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING by Umar Turaki might sound all-too-familiar as we continue to see COVID affecting our everyday lives to varying degrees around the globe. It is about an African village who is cut off when a mysterious illness spreads rapidly, leaving many dead and affecting the eyes and minds of others. This dystopian story was written by Umar Turaki who discovered his love of writing at the age of 11 while attending a boarding school. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
From the publisher:
A mysterious plague known as the Grey grips the small village of Pilam, which the world has quarantined without pity. Laying waste to Pilam’s residents, the sickness saps its victims of strength, drains the color from their eyes, and kills all promise. Only the young are immune. But beyond the barricades and walls of soldiers—the manifestation of a nation’s terror—there are rumors of a cure. Dunka, the eldest son of a family reeling from the Grey, takes on the daunting task of leaving Pilam to find that cure for his siblings and save them before it’s too late.
His brother and sisters, however, have plans of their own. Navigating the chaos of violence, hunger, and death, each of them tries to make sense of the bleak circumstances, forging new bonds with other juvenile survivors left to their own devices. Now an unlikely family of six, they choose their own perilous paths, at first separately and then together, coming to terms with the decisions they make and the ghosts they cannot leave behind.
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
Book Feature - Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki
