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TRUTH BE TOLD

Kia Abdullah

  • Original Title: TRUTH BE TOLD
  • Publication date: September 2020
  • Publisher: HQ
  • Country: GB
  • 384 print pages
  • Crime fiction/Thriller

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  • Epoch: Contemporary
  • Time Period: 21st century
  • Location setting: United Kingdom
  • Themes: FAMILY, Siblings, Homosexuality, PEOPLE facing life, Search for the truth, Resilience, SOCIETY DYSFUNCTIONS, Homophobia, SOCIAL CHRONICLES, Multiculturalism, Commitment, Intolerance, LOVE / HATE, Destruction, Sex, CHARACTERS, Minorities

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A thriller that follows the rape of a young Muslim boy by another student at his elite boarding school, delves into the issues of consent, explores the pressures of the Muslim faith and the impact of family.

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An incredibly gripping and powerful story that covers many confronting and taboo topics in a blunt, engaging and emotional narrative about rape, consent, faith and family.

Kia Abdullah is a British novelist and travel writer. Her books include LIFE, LOVE AND ASSIMILATION (2006) and CHILD’S PLAY (2009) and she has contributed to The Guardian, The New York Times, BBC, Lonely Planet and Rough Guides. She is the founding editor of outdoor travel blog Atlas & Boots, read by 250,000 people a month.

Summary

Kamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family, and he has a place at Oxford next year. The world is at his feet. And then a night of revelry leads to a drunken encounter and he must ask himself a horrific question. Has he been raped?

With the help of assault counsellor, Zara Kaleel, Kamran reports the incident in the hopes that will be the end of it. But it’s only the beginning...

Powerful, explosive and important, TRUTH BE TOLD is a contemporary courtroom drama that vividly captures today’s society.


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    Kia Abdullah is a British novelist and travel writer. Her books include LIFE, LOVE AND ASSIMILATION (2006) and CHILD’S PLAY (2009) and she has contributed to The Guardian, The New York Times, BBC, Lonely Planet and Rough Guides. She is the founding editor of outdoor travel blog Atlas & Boots, read by 250,000 people a month.