Fartumo Kusow

About The Author

Fartumo Kusow was born in Somalia but immigrated to Canada in 1991 at the start of Somalia’s civil war. Her novel Tale of a Boon’s Wife, published in 2017, received positive reviews from Harvard Review, Booklist, and This Magazine. Her first novel, Amran, was serialized in October Star, Somalia’s national newspaper, in 1984. She is the creator and host of two podcasts: Break the Silence, Build a Future, dedicated to advocacy and empowering survivors of intimate partner violence, and My Mother: The Person and the Patient. Fartumo lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Books by Fartumo Kusow

Winter of My Spring

A Novel

By Fartumo Kusow
Perfect for readers of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, a searing and timely novel of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity in the face of unthinkable adversity.
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