Laila’s Story is a upcoming book written Mij Tanith, from Circle 108. This book documents the Circle’s year-long effort to support an Afghan single mother and her five daughters as they seek safety and stability in Australia.
The book traces an unexpected relationship that forms across language, culture, age, sexuality and faith. Written in a moving blend of narrative and poetry based on close observation and daily exchanges with the family, it offers a rare account of what it means to navigate Australia’s refugee system from inside the process. And it shows the way this can be shaped by community action and women’s networks in Adelaide.
The book will be launched in March, but you can pre-order copies from the publishers Spinifex Press.
You can read the first few pages here.
