The Second Coming by Tariq Mehmood
In a fractured Britain, The Bloods, a US-backed Christian militia, declare the Second Coming of the Messiah and exile Muslims to refugee camps in Birmingham. Marah loses contact with her lover, Ash, and is kidnapped by The Bloods, who impregnate her with the sperm of the dying King of England. Marah's escape attempts fail, and she discovers her best friend, Leena, is also held captive. Unbeknownst to Marah, Leena is a member of the English Socialist Liberation Army (ESLA), which controls Hertfordshire. Leena and Ash help Marah escape, but amid the chaos of war, Marah's feelings for Ash oscillate between love and hatred as she accuses him of betrayal. Marah's survival hinges on the birth of her baby - a child The Bloods have declared as the Second Coming. They will stop at nothing to capture it.
Mehmood, Tariq: - Tariq Mehmood is an award winning novelist and documentary film-maker. His first novel, Hand On the Sun (London: Penguin Books, 1983), dealt with the experience of the resistance to racism by young migrant to the UK of the 1970s and 1980s. His second novel, While There is Light (Manchester: Carcanet, 2003), was set against the backdrop of the case of the 'Bradford 12', where 12 young men who defended their community were charged with conspiracy offences. His young adult novel, You're Not Proper, a story of two girls struggling in a town seething with Islamophobia (London: Hope Road, 2015), won the Francis Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award. He is the co-director of the multiple award-winning documentary Injustice, a story about people who have died in British police custody. He is also co-director of other documentaries including Defeat of the Champions and Who Polices the Police. Tariq teaches at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. He blogs at: https: //tmehmood.wordpress.com Reviews and articles http: //www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/22/muslim-teenage-identity-tariq-mehmood?CMP=share_btn_tw http: //www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-claire-chambers/book-review-tariq-mehmood_b_6978978.html Review http: //www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=72495 Dunia Magazine INTERVIEW: http: //www.duniamagazine.com/2015/02/award-winning-writer-film-maker-tariq-mehmood-talks-race-religion-new-book-youre-not-proper/ Hand On the Sun, Penguin, London, 1983 - out of print While There Is light, Comma, Manchester, 2003 - out of print https: //www.theguardian.com/books/2003/dec/27/featuresreviews.guardianreview10 Courageous Ali and the Heartless King, Satchel, 2006. Major film - Injustice - story of the families of those killed in British Police custody. http: //www.theguardian.com/film/movie/88286/injustice Homepage of Injustice Film http: //www.injusticefilm.co.uk
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| ISBN 13 | 9781998309276 |
| ISBN 10 | 1998309274 |
| Title | The Second Coming |
| Author | Tariq Mehmood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Daraja Press |
| Year published | 2024-11-21 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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