Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb - In the racially-charged world of Thatcher’s London, Lilly, a white Muslim nurse, struggles with alienation and emotional paralysis. As Ethiopian refugees gradually fill the flats of the housing estate where she lives, Lilly begins to share with them her longing for the home she once had in that distant land and her heartbreaking search for her missing lover. Camilla Gibb was born in London, England, and grew up in Toronto. She has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Oxford University for which she conducted fieldwork in Ethiopia. Her two previous novels, Mouthing the Words, winner of the City of Toronto Book Award in 2000, and The Petty Details of So-and-so’s Life, have been published in 18 countries, receiving rave reviews around the world. (c) 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize - for more info scotiabankgillerprize.ca or BookShorts.com Less