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Half Truth

By: Nadia Mahjouri
Narrated by: Violette Ayad
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Khadija is packing up her home of fifty years. In her box of special belongings are the last reminders she has of her son Ahmed, missing for more than twenty years. Her belongings take her back to her village childhood, her marriage and move to Marrakesh, and the birth of Ahmed when she was just thirteen.

In Cloudy Bay, Tasmania, Zahra is in the throes of new motherhood and desperate for answers about her own identity. She decides to take her baby to Morocco and search for the father she has never known. There she finds an extensive loving family and a culture ready to embrace her, but no father.

Zahra and Khadija's stories collide - giving Khadija the power to move on, and Zahra the courage to reshape herself into a mother and African Australian woman, ready to create a fulfilling life for her son and herself.

A moving Moroccan Australian family drama charting families, motherhood and loss, identity and belonging.

©2024 Nadia Mahjouri (P)2024 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Africa Morocco
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Well written, well read, and a page turner. A beautiful and moving story that had me laughing, crying, and relating with my own experiences as the daughter of an immigrant visiting my father's country.

Just gorgeous

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This book is utterly fantastic. The writing is so compelling and I could picture every second of the characters journey, be warned you will cry. It’s a warm, loving tale and a must read (or listen). The reader did a great job with the Moroccan accents. It was very well cast. 

Get immersed in the story

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I loved the 2 time lines and I was hanging out to find out what happened to her Dad.

Nadia has a unique voice, very real and earthy descriptions

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I loved learning about Moroccon culture and history that was woven into the beautiful story.

Such a special story beautifully written.

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A fabulous read. I loved how the past and present stories interwove. Zahra’s exploration of self and identity showed how that can be caught up in place and family as well as our parents. 5⭐️s for sure!

A fabulous search for identity

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