The Clinging Thing

Five glowing stars for this exquisitely written novel. She is an author to watch. I loved The Clinging Thing.

Eleanor Limprecht

Ahmed strikes a moving balance between the precise, the elegiac, and the profound. How exciting to be immersed in a novel with such transcendent ambitions.

Jumaana Abdu

The Clinging Thing is a tender, clear-eyed coming-of-age novel about grief, faith, hope and the women who make our freedom possible. Munira writes with a strikingly distinct voice, bringing Bangladeshi-Australian life and Western Sydney to the centre of the literary landscape in a story that will resonate with younger and older readers alike.

Simon Rannard

The Clinging Thing cracks the world open into its most primordial and intimate parts. These characters attain a kind of heroism through such varied pursuits as mathematics, intercessory prayers and blackberry jam. Like a thereminist, Ahmed plays the rests along with the notes. It is the kind of purified, ethereal writing you’ll want to press your ear up against.

Vivian Pham

Exquisite book about grief and matriarchs and love.

Randa Abdel-Fattah