Someone Like Us

In Someone Like Us, the son of Ethiopian immigrants, Mamush, abandons his journalism career in Paris and returns to Washington, DC, seeking answers about his family’s hidden history. As he reconnects with his close-knit immigrant community and faces the death of Samuel, a father-figure whose charm masks deeper troubles, Mamush embarks on a journey to uncover truths long buried. This novel explores themes of identity, memory, and the emotional pull of home, weaving together Mamush’s present struggles with his troubled past. Praised as a commanding and unforgettable work, it challenges readers to consider the complexities of family, loss, and the search for belonging in a narrative that shifts between past and present with subtlety and depth.