A personal essay about the promise to the mother that became the book "Scarred Stone" and the moment when a family, female and community story that was too big to bear in silence, began to have a voice.
An article about the way in which identity, memory and family history do not only pass through deliberate conversations, but are absorbed in childhood through presence, incidental hearing and a shared living space - and the question of how this flow can be preserved even within the modern home.
A behind-the-scenes article of "Scarred Stone" about the birth of Nagasti - the heroine of the novel born from mother's stories, generational memory, women's silences, and life in the Jewish villages in Ethiopia before the journey to Israel. One figure that carries within it the voice of many women who were not always seen, but held an entire world.
Fentay Maharat-Alamu's debut novel returns to the world of the women of the House of Israel in Ethiopia - to roots, memory, scars and female strength. Leave details to receive first updates on the release of the book, pre-purchase, premium edition and launch events.
