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Featured in the Guardian´s Readers´ Books of the Year `A fierce, big-hearted novel.´ Joe Treasure, author of The Book of Air `Sensitive, affecting´ Francesca Rhydderch, author of The Rice Paper Diaries´A deeply felt novel´ Tim Finch,author of The House of Jounalists 2nd March 1975 In Asmara, Eritrea, Yonas Kelati is born into a world of turmoil. At the same time, on the same day, Jude Munroe takes her first breath in London, England. Thirty Years Later Blacklisted in his war-ravaged country, Yonas has no option but to flee his home. After a terrible journey, he arrives on a bleak English coast. By a twist of fate, Yonas´ asylum case lands on Jude´s desk. Opening the file, she finds a patchwork of witness statements from those who met Yonas along his journey: a lifetime the same length of hers, reduced to a few scraps of paper. Soon, Jude will stand up in court and tell Yonas´ story. How she tells it will change his life forever. Fearless, uplifting and compelling, The Invisible Crowd is a powerful debut novel about loyalty, kindness - and the brief moments which define our lives.

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