Marion Molteno

All 4 of Marion's novels have won or been shortlisted for prizes. UNCERTAIN LIGHT - finalist for two International book awards. Set in the complex world of international humanitarian aid, it begins when a UN peace keeper is taken hostage in Tajikistan. It's informed by Marion's experience of work for Save the Children across three continents. IF YOU CAN WALK, YOU CAN DANCE - Winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for the best book in the Africa region. A story of a young woman political exile, making a new life with courage. Celebrates the power of music across cultures. SOMEWHERE MORE SIMPLE - short listed for the International Rubery Book Award, 2018. On the idyllic Isles of Scilly, three outsiders make new lives, and their own stories begin to intertwine. A SHIELD OF COOLEST AIR winner, David Thomas Prize for Fiction. A moving story of what happened when a young woman stepped out of her safe life to befriend a Somali asylum seeker in London. ** Check out readers' responses: https://www.marionmolteno.co.uk/fiction/uncertain-light/responses-to-uncertain-light/ - Marion is a sought after public speaker, and enjoys interacting with readers. With Covid restrictions, she's now doing this on zoom. If you're in a book group and would like to invite her to talk about her books and life experience across different cultures, get in touch via her website. **See what others say: https://www.marionmolteno.co.uk/events/comments-by-event-organisers/ - Marion is the patron of the National Women's Register whose 6,000 members meet in local groups across the UK to discuss anything that interests them. Covid has temporarily suspended home-based meetings, but they now have a fascinating programme of zoom talks. Marion is currently running a series of monthly interviews called Creative Women each featuring a woman who has achieved remarkable things, and whom she met while touring with Uncertain Light. ** Find out more here: https://www.marionmolteno.co.uk/creative-projects/