1960s Uganda : Hasan is struggling to run his family business following the sudden death of his wife. Just as he begins to see a way forward, a new regime seizes power, and a wave of rising prejudice threatens to sweep everything away. Present-day London : Sameer, a high-flying lawyer, thought he had it all - but he can't escape an overwhelming feeling of emptiness. When tragedy calls him back home, Sameer finds himself caught between a future he's always believed he wanted, and a past he struggles to accept.
A past he cannot ignore... Moving between two continents over a troubled century, We Are All Birds of Uganda is an immensely resonant novel that explores racial tensions, generational divides, and what it means to find home.