Cold White Sun

✍ Scribed by Sue Farrell Holler

• Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd; Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: en-CA
• Weight: 186 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Alberta--Calgary., Calgary (Alta.), Ethiopia,Ethiopia.
• ISBN: 177306083X

✦ Synopsis

Tesfaye lives behind the safe walls of his family's compound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His father is an important man, Tesfaye goes to one of the best schools in the city, his mother and older sisters keep him fed and cared for. He and his beloved brother, Ishi, can spend their time playing soccer, racing chickens and spying on the guests -- as long as they stay away from the sharp horns of the family's goat and avoid their father's fiery temper.

When rebel forces take over the capital, life becomes more complicated. Tesfaye's father's cousin takes him to live in the former imperial palace, and Tesfaye becomes the most favored son. His father takes him along when he gives political speeches and distributes leaflets. It is all very exciting, even if Tesfaye doesn't pay attention to what the leaflets actually say.

And then suddenly his father is arrested, and Tesfaye's own life is in peril. His mother sends him into hiding in her father's village, until even that is too dange

✦ Subjects

Ethiopia