A staggering investigation into the costs and consequences of displacement, from a young woman uniquely placed to explore the refugee experience and its aftershocks

'A gifted storyteller' Gary Younge
'Fresh and important' Guardian
'An exceptional book' Sally Hayden

When Aamna Mohdin travelled to Calais to report from the frontlines of the refugee crisis, she was confronted by a reality she had been outrunning for two decades: that she had been a child refugee herself.

Determined to piece her scattered family history together, Mohdin set off on a mission. On her journey, she would not only confront the devastating legacy of displacement, but grapple with her own identity: as a Somalian; as a refugee; and as a Black British woman.

Scattered is a staggering investigation into the costs and consequences of displacement, written by a young woman uniquely placed to explore the refugee experience. But it is also an epic journey of returns and reunions, of facing the past and reckoning with trauma; and a defiant and joyful celebration of family.

Aamna Mohdin is the Guardian's first community affairs correspondent, reporting on the social, political and economic experiences of the UK's diverse communities, with a particular focus on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. Mohdin spent her early years in the Kakuma refugee camp, Saudi Arabia, Germany and the Netherlands, before arriving in the UK aged seven. Mohdin is the winner of the British Journalism Award 2022 and her work has been shortlisted for the British Press Awards. She was previously a reporter at Quartz where she led the publication's coverage of the European refugee crisis. She lives in London.

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