The Exiled, Lucy Fulford
The Exiled, Lucy Fulford
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The Exiled
The incredible story of the South Asian exodus from Uganda to the UK in 1972 - longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2024

Author: Lucy Fulford

Narrator: Shaheen Khan

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Coronet

Published: 08/31/2023

Synopsis

When Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled the country's entire Asian population in 1972, more than 28,000 people from Britain's former colony arrived on airstrips around the country and began building new lives - but their incredible stories remained largely hidden. Fifty years later, first and second-generation testimony uncovers an under-explored period of history, touching on colonialism, immigration, identity and modern multiculturalism through the lens of individual experience.

The Exiled: Empire, immigration and how Ugandan Asians changed Britain will be a narrative history with memoir elements, collating first-person experiences of the exodus from Uganda and the global resettlement.
Drawing on first-hand interviews and informed by Lucy's personal experience, the book uncovers untold stories of resilience and illuminates an essential chapter in British history, in which immigrants reshaped society. It weaves together diverse immigrant stories - including the author's family's - to give a fresh understanding of this period's legacy.

These are untold stories from a hidden period of history, which challenge broader assumptions about migration and identity within the framework of the UK today.

(P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Lucy Fulford

Lucy Fulford is an Australian-British journalist, historian and second-generation Ugandan Asian. Growing up between cultures has led to an interest in exploring belonging, and her work centres around migration and conflict. She has reported for the national press in London, covered the war in east Ukraine and written for NGOs including Save the Children. Lucy is also a Penguin WriteNow Alum of 2020. Twitter: @lucyfulford | https://www.lucyfulford.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tushar on March 23, 2024

I am of Indian origin (Gujarati), born in Uganda but came to the UK at a very young age just before the 1972 forced exodus. Therefore, this part of history is of particular importance to me, especially so now that many of those that were adults during the forced exodus have or are passing away. I rea......more

Goodreads review by Amina on December 14, 2023

I’ve always been drawn to narratives about migration and post-colonialism, so it was fascinating to learn more about South Asian Ugandans. Tying together the legacy of Empire in India and Africa, the subject of this book is a great example for looking at post-colonial migration as a whole and the di......more

Goodreads review by Mousumi on September 15, 2024

Fascinating book telling the story of the Ugandan Asians who were exiled by Idi Amin. Really interesting to read about what happened. This is the history we should be taught in schools......more

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A lyrical and penetrating examination of what happened to one family and the Ugandan Asians more broadly

Weaving together tenderly reported personal stories with the grand sweep of imperial history, this is a compelling and impressive account of a time - and population - often overlooked

Full of humanity and touching detail, this is a remarkable and deeply researched exploration of a neglected moment in British social history. Fulford's timely book makes us understand how Idi Amin's expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972, and their subsequent treatment in the UK, still reverberate half a century later

Lucy Fulford's book is a thoroughly researched and careful examination of a monumental and overlooked era of history. Fulford's writing transports the reader to another era, masterfully weaves personal stories within a broader narrative, and shines a light on what it means to be from many places at once in today's Britain

A brave and cutting account that is an essential read for those interested in the journey of Britain's Ugandan Asian population

Fulford has put in the footwork . . . The book is full of the sights, smells and tastes of what most remember as a lost utopia Spectator

Lucy Fulford's new book on the expulsion of Ugandan Asian people is a rich evocation of people, place, and the senses. She not only provides readers with profound reflections on the history of exile and assimilation, but also on modern Britain

Lucy Fulford's book is deeply evocative, rigorously researched, nuanced and authoritative. The stories of those exiled from Uganda, and the reasons why their forefathers emigrated there in the first place, make for a fascinating read. They also form a crucial component of our collective history. The Exiled deserves to be read widely and used as a teaching tool too - history lecturers take note

A superb book about the Ugandan Asian exodus, the role of empire, and Britain's reaction to the arrival of
thousands of Asians on its shores in 1972. Beautifully told, with fascinating personal stories, The Exiled is a
vital exploration of how Britain's modern multicultural landscape has been shaped by its colonial past

A compelling story that beautifully blends together history and memoir to give us an account of an often overlooked but pivotal moment in the history of British Asians

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