Brides

Part of Homegrown at Depot

Includes a Q&A with writer Suhayla El-Bushra

Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn't travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown. But this isn't a holiday.

The girls are bound for Istanbul, planning to cross into Syria to begin a new life they believe holds purpose and meaning. When their fixer fails to appear, panic sets in, but turning back isn't an option.

Alone in a foreign city, they must improvise fast, pushing the limits of their courage, their faith, and their friendship.

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