Telegraphy

‘Farah Ali’s novel Telegraphy connects the past with the present, the mythical with the “real”. It connects our desires, our longing, the fear that haunts even waking hours, with what we end up becoming – pieces of a whole that was fractured from the beginning, the skin around the bones just a fragile casing for the unbearable weight of suffering. Well crafted, deeply pensive, this is a novel that speaks to each one of us, if we dare to speak to ourselves.’ Feryal Ali Gauhar

‘Telegraphy is a deeply strange book. The ethereal quality of Farah Ali’s writing holds this curious, clever, almost devious book with such tenderness, I felt I was in the hands of a writer who had been working for decades to distil this fine work.’ Lara Pawson

‘What a strange and beautiful book.’ Shandana Minhas

‘A true book of the body, its pains and resonances, and a bold, unique structure with a captivating voice.’ Han Smith