If the River is Hidden Mangalesh Dabral

If the River is Hidden Mangalesh DabralIf the River is Hidden charts the journey of two writers from the source to the mouth of the Bann, Northern Irelands longest river. Through a dialogue of prose and poetry the history, landscape and divisions that have come to define the North are explored and challenged. With backgrounds from each side of the sectarian divide, theirs is a journey of uncovering a sense of place and of searching for meaning; a reshaping of the authors' own memories,

from planning her love

an ancient funeral singer awaits the end

the insane

Christopher Middleton (Carcanet poet)

Malika Booker

Ruth’s devastation breaks apart time

shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize:

Routes journeys from Ba’s kitchen in Sonia Gardens to Independence hour in Delhi

Grundy invokes Sappho

By the Stream translated by Alastair Thomson via the Spanish of Octavio Paz

The novel also has its subtext an inquiry into the meaningfulness of a Hindu worldview as a way of making sense of the catastrophes the characters experience

disability and womanhood