Somewhere, Home

This remarkable novel tells the story of three women, each of them far from where they came, all of whom are still searching for somewhere that can be called home.

This book was published by Heinemann in 2004. It has been out of print since 2005.

Maysa returns to the house that was her grandparents' home , in a village high on the slopes of Mount Lebanon.

Aida, long a traveller far from the land of her birth, returns in search for the man, a refugee, who was so much more of a father to her than her own

Salwa, who was taken from her homeland when a young bride and delivered to another family, another country, returns to find the person she once was.

Reviews

' A picture of lyrical simplicity … her style is subtle and leaves the reader with an urge to find out more about the places and people she has created' Observer

‘There is gentle humour to be found in its characterisation; you will feel that Jarrar knows these people well’ Daily Telegraph

‘In an age of dislocation Somewhere, Home lights up the lost road to ourselves and the home place of the heart’ Brian Keenan

‘A novel of sensations. The evocative prose captures the heady tastes, swirling sounds and smells of Beirut and Mount Lebanon’ Big Issue

About the author

Author was born in Lebanon to an Australian mother and Lebanese father. She now lives in Beirut with her husband and daughter.