Ahmed's first book is a moving portrait of a forgotten city. Arriving in London in 1994, he tried to find a place to callhome. On his odyssey he encountered a number of fellow immigrants - the Indian woman who works in the post office, an African hotel doorman, the Egyptian newspaper stallholder in Charing Cross Road. In each encounter he reveals a haunting portrait of London. Sorrow of the Moon is destined to become one of the classics of London literature.