The writer Rebecca Fisseha discusses her debut novel Daughters of Silence (Goose Lane, 2019), with Joseph Planta.

Daughters of Silence by Rebecca Fisseha (Goose Lane, 2019). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Daughters of Silence

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

One of the more sparkling debuts in recent months has been Daughters of Silence, the new novel by author Rebecca Fisseha. In the book, Dessie, a flight attendant from Toronto finds herself grounded in Addis Ababa, reacquainting herself with the country of her birth’s customs. They are at once familiar as they are foreign. She has to confront the silence surrounding grief, guilt, and pain. I’ll get Rebecca, who joined me from here in Vancouver two weeks ago, to tell us as much as she’d like about her novel, one that has gotten terrific notices. I’ll ask her too about the stigma around abuse. Rebecca Fisseha was born in Addis Ababa, and now lives in Toronto. She is a graduate of York University, the Vancouver Film School, and the Humber School for Writers. She is the author of Wise Woman, a play that reimagines the legend of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Daughters of Silence is published by Goose Lane. The website for more is at www.rebeccafisseha.com. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Rebecca Fisseha; Ms. Fisseha, good morning.

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