Hopeless Kingdom

To survive, Akita's family has kept on the move, from Sudan to Cairo and on to Sydney, and every new home tests the girl, her brothers and sisters, and both parents. Akita is eight and at last feels at home when her parents choose to relocate yet again, to Geelong, and the move sets off a decline that threatens to break the family and its hope of peace and belonging. Akita and her mother, Taresai, narrate in alternating chapters. Separately each faces prejudice, rejection and hopelessness; together their voices reveal a stubborn strength as they look for acceptance in a society that judges them by their skin.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Migration, Family, Coming of age (assigned by AI)

Set in

Australia

First published

2022

ISBN

9781760802158 (UWA Publishing, Australia)