In this moving and timely novel, Michael Mohammed Ahmad balances the complexities of modern love with the demands of family, tradition and faith. The Other Half of You is the powerful, insightful and unforgettable new novel from the Miles Franklin shortlisted author of The Lebs. Of the mistakes he made and the lessons he learned. Of the hurt he caused and the heartache he carries. In November 2016, Michael Mohammed Ahmad published an essay in the Sydney Review of Books titled ‘Lebs and Punchbowl Prison’.The ‘prison’ in question was his alma mater, Punchbowl Boys High School, and the essay was a reflection on his time as a student there in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Telling him of the choices that were made on Bani's behalf and those that he made for himself. Years later, Bani will write his story to his son, Kahlil. Being the first in his Australian Muslim family to go to university, he could see a different way. To make the House of Adam proud.īut Bani wanted more than this - he wanted to make his own choices. 'The one thing you asked of me - is everything.'īani Adam has known all his life what was expected of him. 'Oh father,' I cried, grovelling at his ankles while my mother and siblings looked on. 'Just this one thing.' It was as though I had smashed the Ten Commandments. 'I only ever asked you for one thing,' my father said, a quiver in his voice. A novel as potent and powerful as the Miles Franklin shortlisted The Lebs, driven by a tender and defining love.
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