This Green and Pleasant Land

Winner of The Diverse Book Awards 2020

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Pub Date 13 Jun 2019 | Archive Date 13 Jun 2019

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Description

'Build them a mosque, beta. Build them a mosque.'

For years Bilal Hasham and his wife Mariam have lived contented, quiet lives in the sleepy rural village of Babbel's End.

Now all that is about to change. On her deathbed, Bilal's mother reaches for his hand. Instead of whispering her final prayers, she gives him a task: build a mosque in his country village.

Mariam is horrified by Bilal's plan. His friends and neighbours are unnerved. As outrage sweeps Babbel's End, battle lines are drawn. His mother's dying wish reveals deeper divisions in their village than Bilal had ever imagined.

Soon Bilal is forced to choose between community and identity, between faith and friendship, between honouring his beloved mother's last wish and preserving what is held dear in the place that he calls home.

'Build them a mosque, beta. Build them a mosque.'

For years Bilal Hasham and his wife Mariam have lived contented, quiet lives in the sleepy rural village of Babbel's End.

Now all that is about to...


Available Editions

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ISBN 9781785767548
PRICE £12.99 (GBP)
PAGES 464

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