Before We Hit the Ground

This is the challenge Elom and his family face in the years before his unexpected death. Caught between his well-meaning yet misapprehending family, his boisterous friends, and his self-assured partner Ben, Elom struggles to fit in. All he ever wants is to feel understood - but what does it mean to live authentically when the only thing changing faster than the world around you is the world within? Moving between Accra, Glasgow, London, and the islands of the outer Hebrides, Selali Fiamanya''s extraordinary debut asks what it means to love and be loved in return. Before We Hit the Ground is an intimate portrait of a family, and one man''s struggle to find his place.

Product details

• Authors: Selali Fiamanya
• Publisher: The Borough Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9780008509569
• ISBN: 978-0-00-850956-9
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 222 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Oxford, Glasgow, FICTION / Coming of Age, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / City Life, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Accra, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary