The Shadow King

Long list Ed for the Booker Prize 2020 ‘devastating’ Marlon James, ‘a modern classic’ Andrew Sean Greer, ‘incredible’ Lemn sissay, ‘brilliant’ Salman Rushdie, ‘magnificient’ Aminatta Forna, ‘epic’ Mary Morris, ‘wonderful’ Br>laila lalami, ‘unforgettable’ The times, ‘remarkable’ New York Times, ‘a masterpiece’ Washington post Ethiopia. 1935. With the threat of mussolini’s Army looming, recently orphaned hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, kidane, an Officer in emperor haile selassie’s Army