Salma Ibrahim

An Esquire Best Book of the Summer (2025) 'Beautiful, thought-provoking and meaningful' - Nussaibah Younis, Women's Prize 2025 shortlisted author of Fundamentally 'A bold, intriguing act of imagination' - Aube Rey Lescure, Women's Prize shortlisted author of River East, River West 'We may look the same, but I am not you . . . We share nothing but a reflection...

Salutation Road by Salma Ibrahim is a beautifully told, speculative literary debut about the everyday struggles of immigration, love, and letting go of a past that never really existed. It is perfect for fans of Nadifa Mohamed and Mohsin Hamid. Twenty-three-year-old Sirad Ali is a woman adrift. Abandoned by her father in childhood, she does her best to support her...