The Invisible Crowd

‘A fierce, big-hearted novel.’ Joe Treasure, author of The Book of Air‘Pushes us to find our kinder selves.’ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You‘A wonderful book.’ Maurice Wren, Chief Executive of the Refugee CouncilOne of the Guardian’s Readers’ Books of the YearLong listed for Not the Booker PrizeAwarded the Victor Turner Prize in 20182nd March 1975In Asmara, Eritrea, Yonas Kelati is born into a world of turmoil. At the same time, on the same day, Jude Munroe takes her first breath in London, England.Thirty Years LaterBlacklisted in his war-ravaged country, Yonas has no option but to flee his home. After a terrible journey, he arrives on a bleak English c…