Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien ISBN 9781761152207, 1761152203 instant download

Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien ISBN 9781761152207, 1761152203 instant download

Zaid thinks he has put all this behind him. But when Hass’s sister, Amira, finds him and asks him to read her brother’s diary, Zaid is pulled back to the very world he had left behind. Is it possible that Hass was innocent? As Amira and Zaid seek to solve the mystery of what happened all those years ago, Zaid is forced to confront the ugliness of the past and what it means for who he is today.

PRAISE FOR LEARNED BEHAVIOURS

‘a yarn that’s both a page-turner and a warm-hearted analysis of human nature, as humane as it is sophisticated’ – Readings Monthly

‘Compelling and pacy, it demonstrates an acute awareness of experiences of privilege and subordination, without being preachy.’ – Guardian

‘Storytelling at its most gripping, a gaze at its most unflinching... A mystery that twists the genre’s tropes to excavate injustices and the mythologies of guilt and innocence that fuel them—layer by layer, truth by uncomfortable truth.’ – Sara M Saleh, author of Songs for the Dead and the Living

‘A clear-eyed and deeply moving exploration of past injustice, privilege, and belonging. Zeynab Gamieldien lays bare what it is to inhabit two worlds in contemporary slipping in and out of your skin to navigate the spaces you are granted entry to and perpetually second-guessing the rules of admittance.’ – Dinuka McKenzie, author of The Torrent

‘Compelling, complex and even chilling. Learned Behaviours is a concentrated look into the murderous cycle of stereotypes. Yet, within its pages of crime and consequence lies a quiet defiance – the possibility of unlearning, reclaiming, and rupturing that very cycle. A