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Melissa used to break a lot of things

love and survival that movingly illustrates the strength of human resilience

Translator: Brian Nelson

addiction and consent

Oromay - Baalu Girma Melissa used to break aEthiopia, 1982: After a decade of conflict, the government is determined to quash the Eritrean insurgency once and for all. As head of propaganda, it's Tsegaye's job to keep the people onside. When the Red Star Campaign lands him in Asmara, Tsegaye is swept up in the city's nightlife, the bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents. But even as Tsegaye begins to fall in love with Asmara and with bold, dazzling, enigmatic Fiammetta