Someone Like Us

by Dinaw Mengestu

The son of Ethiopian immigrants seeks to understand a hidden family history and uncovers a past colored by unexpected loss, addiction, and the enduring emotional pull toward home.

After abandoning his once-promising career as a journalist in search of a new life in Paris, Mamush meets Helen--a photographer whose way of seeing the world shows him the possibility of finding not only love but family. Now, five years later, with his marriage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385350007
• ISBN13: 9780385350006
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.