Blinding the Ghost’s Eye

Ottavio, a former refugee from Sudan’s brutal civil war, lives inSydney, Australia; a place rich with opportunity and frustration. Hehas a degree in engineering but works in a meat factory. He strivesto be responsible in the ways expected by his community—to lookafter his brothers, his cousins, and to get married. Yet, Ottaviofeels like he is failing. Barely sleeping at night, he is unable toforget what the war took from him, what he left behind.To prove to himself that he has settled in his adopted country, hevolunteers to help other migrants learn English. In class, he meetsAlice, an Australian-born kawauja. She has a secure existence, amundane job, and a need to find more meaning in her own life.But when tragedy strikes them both, they change in ways theycould never have imagined.Blinding the Ghost’s Eye is a story of belonging—to countries andfamilies—a story of subjugation, of how we find comfort, and ofpromises we cannot hope to keep.