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Camilla Gibb

    February 20, 1968

    Camilla Gibb's writing delves into the intricacies of human connection and the search for belonging across diverse cultural landscapes. Her prose is characterized by a profound psychological insight and a lyrical style that immerses readers in the inner lives of her characters. Gibb masterfully explores themes of displacement, identity, and the fragility of the human spirit with both depth and empathy. Her work stands as a testament to literature's power to bridge cultural divides and illuminate shared human experiences.

    Worüber niemand spricht
    Die Geschichte von Emma und Blue
    Mouthing The Words
    The Beauty of Humanity Movement
    Sweetness in the belly
    • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Set in Emperor Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia and the racially charged world of Thatcher’s London, Sweetness in the Belly is a richly detailed portrayal of one woman’s search for love and belonging. Lilly, born to British parents, eventually finds herself living as a devout, young, white Muslim woman in the ancient walled city of Harar in the years leading up to the deposition of the emperor. She is drawn to an idealistic young doctor, Aziz, but their love has only just begun to fulfil its promise when the convulsions of a new order wrench them apart, sending Lilly to an England she has never seen, and Aziz into the darkness of a radical revolution. Camilla Gibb brings to life characters facing extraordinary hardship and loss with the unblinking honesty and emotional generosity that have made her one of Canada’s most exciting literary talents.

      Sweetness in the belly
    • 'Compelling... The most moving, romantic, funny book I have read in a long time.' Daily MailCamilla Gibb returns to form with the stunningly evocative The Beauty of Humanity Movement, a novel of contemporary Vietnam, momentous change, and families defined not by blood, but by the heart.

      The Beauty of Humanity Movement
    • Thelma is six years old. By turns harrowing and wonderfully funny, Mouthing the Words tells Thelma's story of sexual abuse, anorexia, borderline multiple personality disorder and her return to England. Reminiscent of Jeanette Winterson and Sylvia Plath, Mouthing the Words is a remarkable and inspiring fiction debut.

      Mouthing The Words
    • Schon früh können sich die Geschwister Emma und Blue nicht mehr auf ihre Mutter verlassen, und als der weltfremde, aber oft auch jähzornige Vater plötzlich verschwindet, sind die beiden auf sich allein gestellt. Emma und Blue gehen die unterschiedlichsten Wege, und doch bleiben sie in einer Art telepathischen Verbindung miteinander in Kontakt. Während Emma auf der Suche nach einer neuen Familie riesige Entfernungen überwindet und unerwartet ihre Bestimmung findet, wird Blue zeitlebens von der brutalen, vorwurfsvollen Stimme seines abwesenden Vaters verfolgt. Erst nach der großen Katastrophe findet Blue seine Ruhe.§Camilla Gibb schildert das Leben, die Träume und Ängste von Emma und Blue mit Wärme, scharfem Blick und Sinn für das Groteske.

      Die Geschichte von Emma und Blue