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2022 CBCA Book of the Year Shortlist: Eve Pownall Award

Walkley Award-winning Safdar Ahmed interweaves journalism, history and autobiography to document Australia’s refugee detention policies and procedures. A searching reflection on the redemptive power of art. And death metal.

‘This book brought me to tears.’ Isobelle Carmody

‘A book about the humble power of writing and drawing to subvert the silence that others would wish to impose upon us.’ Shaun Tan

‘A book about resilience that takes us through pain, shame, rage, sadness and, against all odds, hope.’ Refugee Voices