{"product_id":"elsewhere-home-by-leila-aboulela","title":"Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Saltire Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If literary realism attempts to hold a mirror to the world, Leila Aboulela's \u003ci\u003eElsewhere, Home\u003c\/i\u003e is an especially vivid reflection . . . Hers is the first collection I've read since James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e that reminded me of the life-changing power of furiously honest realism.\"- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"From the title on, Leila Aboulela's sixth book asks readers to consider what it means to have a home, to leave a home behind, and to make a new one. . . . Aboulela excels at giving equal weight not only to the high-stakes drama of cultural differences, but also more focused concepts, like a schoolgirl's nearsightedness in \"Farida's Eyes,\" or a restaurant worker's inability to cook rice . . . In the details, we see that these themes aren't about being Sudanese or British specifically, but the simultaneous sense of belonging and alienation familiar to us all.\"- \u003ci\u003eBookBrowse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[B]eautiful and full of easy dialog and insight . . . Though she tackles many heavier, broader themes in her writing, Aboulela excels most at portraying the nuances of day-to-day life and the pains of missing and returning home.\"- \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Connected by a consistent authenticity, these stories display a virtuosity in building on the most relatable emotional hooks: prewedding nerves, pregnancy stress, or economic anxiety. Aboulela's remarkable collection offers a strong and sympathetic illumination of the social and spiritual price that migration demands even when it does deliver on an economic promise.\"- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each story is earnest, engrossing, holding surprising depth for tales so compact. Aboulela confronts and dissects Western and African stereotypes of Islam, Muslims, and immigrants, and beautifully renders the more universal challenge of cultural homelessness.\"- \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A yearning for home tugs at the souls of Aboulela's characters in this beautiful and desolate collection...There is so much quiet brilliance [here].\"- \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A lovely collection of short stories about love, loneliness and spirituality.\"-Nadiya Hussein, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Elsewhere, Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and poignant reflection of a Britain built as ever from multiple perspectives and starting points...These beautifully focused tales of Khartoum, Edinburgh, London, Cairo and beyond are a delight.\"-A.L. Kennedy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Aboulela] is one of the best short story writers alive. Publishing her at \u003ci\u003eGranta Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreeman's\u003c\/i\u003e has been one of the highlights of my life as an editor.\"-John Freeman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Exquisite fiction. There are gems here, elegantly cut, polished and framed. Luminous.\"-Fadia Faqir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Full of elegance, tenderness and the small vulnerabilities that make up our lives.\"-Roma Tearne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first new collection of stories from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable author since winning the Caine Prize, \u003ci\u003eElsewhere, Home\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich tableau of life as an immigrant abroad, attempting to navigate the conflicts of assimilation and difference in an unfamiliar world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51296733069597,"sku":"9780802129130","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-16at1.00.21pm.png?v=1778950841","url":"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/elsewhere-home-by-leila-aboulela","provider":"Middle East Books and More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}