Dottie - Abdulrazak Gurnah

Category: Literature, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: England Family Poverty

Written by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Read by Isabel Adomakoh Young
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history – or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain.

At seventeen, she takes on the burden of responsibility for her brother and sister and is obsessed with keeping the family together. However, as Sophie, lumpen yet voluptuous, drifts away, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into the world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs. Building on her fragmented, tantalising memories, she begins to clear a path through life, gradually gathering the confidence to take risks, to forge friendships and to challenge the labels that have been forced upon her.

Audio Release Date:
July 21 2022

11 hrs and 14 mins