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River Spirit - Leila Aboulela (SAQI Books) magazine affirming every death matters and1880s Sudan. When Akuany and her brother are orphaned in a village raid, they are taken in by Yaseen, a young merchant. Yaseens vow to care for them will tether him to Akuany throughout their lives. As revolution begins to brew, led by the self proclaimed Mahdi, Sudan begins to prise itself from Ottoman rule, and everyone must choose a side. Yaseen feels beholden to stand against this false Mahdi, a decision that threatens to splinter his family.