Books by Shereen Malherbe

The Girl Who Slept Under the Moon follows the story of Noor, who arrives in a new country and feels like she doesn''t belong in her new school.To feel better, Noor takes comfort in the things that remain the same and decides to stick to them. The most important thing to Noor is to stick to her prayers, but at school she has a problem. The only place to pray is a storage cupboard... but Noor is not alone. Another girl also can''t find her place in the playground.This is a story of journeys that take you to different places, of discovering where you belong and the importance of sharing stories.

Reem is a Syrian refugee who has arrived in London, trying to discover the whereabouts of her10-year old brother, Adar. Obsessed with history and consumed by her fragmented memories ofhome, Reem is also hiding secrets she hopes will never be revealed.After being placed in a tower block, she befriends Leah; a single mother who has been forced toleave her expensive South Kensington townhouse. Their unlikely friendship supports them asthey attempt to find their place in a relentless, heaving city, and come to terms with the homesthey left behind.Both bold and timely, The Tower shows how Reem and Leah’s lives change and intersect in thewake of individual and communal tragedy, as well as in their struggle to adapt to a rapidlyshifting society.