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"A pertinent family memoir exploring identity, grief and an Italian and Palestinian love story, Bookhaus celebrates the launch of Sabrin Hasbun’s striking new book Crossing, hosting the author in conversation with anti-colonial academic and writer Sunny Singh."
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A event held at Bookhaus on Wednesday 14th May. The event starts at 18:00.
WINNER OF THE FOOTNOTE X COUNTERPOINTS WRITING PRIZE 2023-24
‘Vivid, compassionate, captivating’ Elif Shafak
‘A special and original voice, one for our times’ Philippe Sands
‘A moving and tender story about love and identity, and a meditation on the people who make us who we are’ Dina Nayeri
A beautiful and compelling family memoir retracing the love story between Sabrin Hasbun’s Palestinian father and Italian mother, and the life of her half-Italian, half-Palestinian family from the 1960s to 2020. After the loss of her mother, Sabrin tries to renegotiate her mixed identity and understand her mother’s choices which led her from an oppressive childhood in a village in Tuscany to finding love and community activism in Palestine.
This is a story about overcoming grief and what it means to lose not only loved ones, but also a place in the world and a sense of belonging.
Sabrin will be in conversation with Suny Singh. Tickets cost £6 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £2 off the book. Presented by bookhaus.
Sunny Singh is an anti-colonial academic, writer, novelist and public intellectual. She has published six fiction and non-fiction books. Her collection of short stories titled Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) will be published in August 2025. Sunny is the director of the Jhalak Foundation that focuses on literary, artistic and literacy initiatives including the celebrated Jhalak Prize.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
‘Vivid, compassionate, captivating’ Elif Shafak
‘A special and original voice, one for our times’ Philippe Sands
‘A moving and tender story about love and identity, and a meditation on the people who make us who we are’ Dina Nayeri
A beautiful and compelling family memoir retracing the love story between Sabrin Hasbun’s Palestinian father and Italian mother, and the life of her half-Italian, half-Palestinian family from the 1960s to 2020. After the loss of her mother, Sabrin tries to renegotiate her mixed identity and understand her mother’s choices which led her from an oppressive childhood in a village in Tuscany to finding love and community activism in Palestine.
This is a story about overcoming grief and what it means to lose not only loved ones, but also a place in the world and a sense of belonging.
Sabrin will be in conversation with Suny Singh. Tickets cost £6 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink and £2 off the book. Presented by bookhaus.
Sunny Singh is an anti-colonial academic, writer, novelist and public intellectual. She has published six fiction and non-fiction books. Her collection of short stories titled Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) will be published in August 2025. Sunny is the director of the Jhalak Foundation that focuses on literary, artistic and literacy initiatives including the celebrated Jhalak Prize.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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