Shahad Al Rawi & Michael Donkor (2018 Event)

Two coming-of-age tales come under the microscope in this event
recorded live at the 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Shahad Al Rawi’s poignant debut The Baghdad Clock (winner of the
Book Festival's 2018 First Book Award) takes us back to 1991
with the Iraqi capital under fire as two girls bond against the
backdrop of military bombardment. Michael Donkor’s moving and
unexpectedly funny debut novel Hold, switches between Ghana and
Britain as a wayward girl finds kinship with a sensible teenager.