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All Your Children, Scattered

by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
Alison Anderson
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"Timeless, vivid and utterly essential." Fergal Keane, author of The Madness AN AWARD WINNING NOVEL FOLLOWING THREE GENERATIONS TORN APART BY THE TUTSI GENOCIDE Blanche returns to Rwanda after building a life in Bordeaux with her husband and young son, Stokely. Reuniting with her mother Immaculata, old wounds are reopened for both mother and daughter while Stokely, caught between two countries, tries to understand where he comes from and where he belongs. Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's unforgettable debut novel follows three generations torn apart by the genocide against the Tutsis, as they try to reconnect with one another, rebuild broken links and find their place in today's world. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING "Beautiful and breath-taking." Lizzy on Netgalley "This is a book to read and re-read." Jo Ann on Goodreads "This book was intense and filled me with emotion... Truly memorable and lyrical." Rachel on Netgalley "Raw, heartfelt and full of pain [with] so many poetic and spine tingling quotes." Sharmila on Netgalley "A literary feat through and through." Thomas on Goodreads "I just can't recommend it enough." Kacey on Netgalley "A beautiful and heartbreaking book." Elizabeth on Goodreads

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    February 23, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781787704060

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      • ISBN: 9781787704060
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  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      August 1, 2022
      Three years after fleeing Rwanda, Blanche travels back to begin the slow, difficult work of mending a family in tatters. Her mother, Immaculata, hid in a bookstore basement for months during the 1994 genocide. Blanche's half-brother, Bosco, returned a shadow of his former self after fighting with the rebels, while her husband and son in Bordeaux do not fully understand the legacy of hate that underpins her life. This award-winning novel tenderly unfurls the pain of generations without flinching from the complex legacy of colonization and war. Immaculata, once a chatty schoolgirl who fell in love with a Hutu even though she was a Tutsi, is struck mute by family tragedy after the war. Blanche may speak in French but expresses her sadness and secrets in her mother tongue. Her son, Stokely, raised in France and seeking connections to his mother's homeland, is betrayed by his very blood, inheriting a rare disease. After facing imprisonment, death, and exile, the family struggles to find its footing in a changed world, seeing how their actions echo through the generations.

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