Book guide
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
As revolution consumes Ethiopia, one family is forced to choose between survival and resistance.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalResistanceHistoricalFamily sagaLiteraryFamily sagaLiterarySocial commentary
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About Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Set in Addis Ababa in 1974, the novel follows a doctor, his dying wife and their two sons through the fall of Haile Selassie and the rise of the Derg. A family drama becomes a portrait of political upheaval, love, fear and moral compromise.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- torture
- violence
- child death
- death
- police brutality
- murder
- physical abuse
- gore
- gun violence
- war
- rape
- sexual assault
- miscarriage
- famine
- grief
