Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages

The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages is a compelling and original debut novel by Sophie Hardach, set in a world where Kurdish refugees disguise themselves as tomatoes and residency permits are a ticket to paradise. Selim, a Kurdish refugee, enters a world where he believes he is finally safe, but the law catches up with him and the clock starts ticking. The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages is a gripping and thought-provoking read that explores the complexities of forced marriages and the challenges faced by those seeking asylum.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Head of Zeus

The captivating and innovative debut novel by the Costa Prize-shortlisted author of Confession with Blue Horses, Swimming for his life towards traffickers on the Italian shore, Selim enters a world where Kurdish refugees disguise themselves as tomatoes, dates of birth are a matter of opinion, and a residency permit is a ticket to paradise. When he ends up in a small town in Germany, Selim believes he is finally safe, until the law catches up with him and the clock starts ticking. Selim realizes there is only one way to avoid deportation... Fifteen years later, in a town hall in Paris, a Registrar receives an unsettling book: The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages fuels her suspicions surrounding an impending Kurdish wedding. She embarks on an investigation that will bring her uncomfortably close to an old acquaintance. Written with real imaginative flair, heart and humor, The Registrar's Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages introduces an unlikely hero who will prove impossible to forget and a prodigious new talent in Sophie Hardach.

Weight: 286g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838939236