?An absorbing novel . . . reminds us of the complexity of the web woven by those
threads of faith, nationality, politics and history."?New York Times Book Review
?Aboulela has written a book for grown-ups... that speaks more forcefully than a
thousand opinion pieces...she has done more than breathe life into legend." ?San
Francisco Chronicle
From the first ever winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Leila
Aboulela, The Kindness of Enemies is a powerful historical journey across time
and continents and a riveting epic of love, betrayal, and war. It's 2010 and
Natasha, a half-Russian, half-Sudanese professor of history, is researching the
life of Imam Shamil,