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Again and again, characters from different cultures and beliefs are drawn together without being able to shrug off an inherent suspicion. The title story tells of a tragic accident at a Khartoum wedding; in another, romance blossoms in a Scottish kebab shop. The characters in Coloured Lights are engaging, sometimes painfully, sometimes comically with new encounters. Many of the stories deal with the emotional intricacies of young women; their feeling of being caught between competing worlds and their attempts to feel at home.
