Book Event: Baghlan Boy - The Terrace Room
30 September 2021
Limited capacity
Local author Michael Crowley will be hosting a free event to launch his novel Baghlan Boy in the Terrace Room from 7:30pm on 30 September.
Michael Crowley’s timely novel, Baghlan Boy was published at the end of last year. Drawn from his extensive experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers, this is the first in a series of in-person book events that delve into the world of people trafficking and the lives of the trafficked.
Farood Abdali is eleven years old when a drone strike destroys his family’s mud-built home in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan, killing his father and leaving him and his older brother alone. His brother sells the family sheep to pay an ‘agent’ to take Farood to the West, hopeful that one day he’ll return with liberating wealth.
“Written with great compassion and insight, Baghlan Boy takes us to the margins and beyond. Despite its roots in the tragedies of war and exploitation, this is ultimately a story of optimism, unity, and justice. An important novel by a bold, thoughtful author.”
- John King, author of The Football Factory.
Michael Crowley is an author and dramatist and has written numerous books and plays. In 2019 he was commissioned by Sky Arts to write and direct the community play The Battle of Heptonstall set during the English Civil War. His poetry collection of the same name was published by Smokestack Books in June of this year. He has worked extensively in youth theatre, in prisons, and written drama for BBC Radio. Baghlan Boy is his second novel.
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