Salutation Road
a speculative literary novel about the struggles of immigration, love and letting go of a past that never existed.
$39.78
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2025
Summary
‘A bold, intriguing act of imagination… Salutation Road confronts important questions about parallel existences splintered by immigration, the price of survival, and the ways migration and distance reshape blood ties and family.’ - Aube Rey Lescure, Women’s Prize shortlisted author of River East, River West
Salutation Road by Salma Ibrahim is a beautifully told literary debut for fans of Nadifa Mohamed and Mohsin Hamid.
Twenty-three-year-old Sirad Ali is a woman adrift. Abando…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035044344 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 103504434X |
| Author: | Salma Ibrahim |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 362g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 145mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
‘A bold, intriguing act of imagination … Salutation Road confronts important questions about parallel existences splintered by immigration, the price of survival, and the ways migration and distance reshape blood ties and family’ - Aube Rey Lescure, Women’s Prize shortlisted author of River East, River West
‘Beautiful, thought-provoking and meaningful’ - Nussaibah Younis, author of Fundamentally
‘A vital exploration… Salutation Road interrogates who and what we would be if our family histories were different, how far we will go for those we love and how much we can ever really know about ourselves. A brilliant debut from a promising new voice.’ - Nadeine Asbali, author of Veiled Threat
‘The most incredible tale of alternate lives, love and what it means to build a home.’ - Danielle Giles, author of Mere
‘A poignant , tender and captivating tale of connection, exploring the hidden pieces of ourselves that might have been.’ - Kosar Ali, BAFTA nominated actress of ROCKS
About The Author
Salma Ibrahim
Salma Ibrahim is a novelist, short-story writer and marketing manager at UNICEF. Her novel Salutation Road, while still in development, won the London Writers Award in 2019 and was a runner-up in the Future Worlds Prize in 2021. She lives in Greenwich, London, and has also spent a lot of time in the Middle East and East Africa.
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