From Somalia with Love

From Somalia with Love by Robert, Na'ima B.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781845078324.

My name is Safia Dirie. My family has always been my mum, Hoyo, and my two older brothers, Ahmed and Abdullahi. I dont really remember Somalia - Im an East London girl, through and through. But now Abo, my father, is coming from Somalia to live with us, after 12 long years. How am I going to cope? Safia knows that there will be changes ahead but nothing has prepared her for the reality of dealing with Abos cultural expectations, her favourite brother Ahmeds wild ways, and the temptation of her cousin Firdouss party-girl lifestyle. Safia must come to terms with who she is - as a Muslim, as a teenager, as a poet, as a friend, but most of all as a daughter to a father she has never known. Safia must find her own place in the world, so both father and daughter can start to build the relationship they both long for. From Somalia With Love is one girls quest to discover who she is - a story that, while rooted in Somali and Muslim life, strikes a chord with young people everywhere.