A beautifully written tale of a mother explaining to her child where the child's father has gone having passed away.
This book is much needed and hugely topical given the pandemic that has swept globally with many young families having been unexpectedly affected.
About the author
Amani Mugasa is a British Author of mixed Ugandan and English heritage. She was born and raised in the ‘Potteries’, a Staffordshire city otherwise known as Stoke-on-Trent. She later moved to Glasgow in Scotland, to pursue a career in Medicine, where she currently resides with her husband and two children. Amani has a special interest in public health and is involved in activism and charity work to this end. In her spare time, Amani enjoys being creative whether it is arts and crafts or writing stories and poems. She is most passionate about literature dedicated to children, and her first publication is a poem dedicated to her son’s close friend, who sadly lost his father. The hope is that this book will go on to be a comfort for other children who have also experienced the great loss of a parent. Amani aspires to continue creating books that will address significant issues that impact children’s lives, that have been overlooked by the Islamic literary world so far.
Summary
A poem of hope dedicated to every Muslim child who has ever lost a parent, My Baba's House is a book to bring comfort to the children and adults of grieving families alike. Aimed at easing the struggle of loss, it takes readers on a gentle journey through Islamic teachings about the impermanence of death, the beauty of Heaven's eternity, and the hope of joyous reunions through lyrical descriptions, charming illustrations and simple, sincere reminders of the small acts of worship that strengthen the bonds of loved ones even through the temporary distance of death.
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Kube Publishing Ltd.
