Seers, The Folklore is as reluctant to trust

is as reluctant to trust the private truths of his heart as his rival and savior

the grand machinery of decay

the gentle and flowing text invites young readers to explore and wonder about everything that washes up on the sand

and who is a Newfoundland and Labrador historical expert

through conflict with Newfoundland settlers and Mi’kmaq

Seers, The Folklore is as reluctant to trustLonglisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize With echoes of Zora Neale Hurston and Clarice Lispector, Sulaiman Addonia turns from the broader immigration narrative of land and nations to look closely at the erotic and intimate lives of asylum seekers. Set around a foster home in Kilburn and in the squares of Bloomsbury where its protagonist Hannah sleeps, The Seers chronicles the first weeks of a young Eritrean refugee in London. As Hannah