Debut Novel: Somebody Loves You
Mona Arshi's Debut novel "Somebody Loves You" was published in November 2021.
Somebody Loves You Reviews
- 'Somebody Loves You is reminiscent at first of an old home movie shot on Super 8 film, the colours saturated but barely in focus . . . This is the camerawork of memory in action, what childhood recollection chooses to emphasise . . . For Ruby, speech is an inadequate mechanism for self-presentation . . . this is a book about silence as a subversive act of care.' Stephanie Sy-Quia, The Guardian
- 'Amid . . . anecdotes spanning years of life in a handful of pages lies a tale that will sit with readers long after its final page.' Heather McDaid, The Skinny
- 'In the best writing, what goes unsaid is often as important as what gets said, and there’s a lot left unsaid in Mona Arshi’s debut novel Somebody Loves You . . . her prose is pared to the bone, and she has a keen eye for detail, as well as a knack for memorable imagery.' Joshua Rees, Buzz Magazine
Where to purchase
Second collection: Dear Big Gods
Mona Arshi's second collection 'Dear Big Gods' was publised in April 2019 and available to order from Liverpool University Press.
Dear Big Gods Reviews
- London Grip Poetry Review – Norbert Hirschhorn is seriously impressed by Mona Arshi’s new collection
- The Guardian - The best recent poetry – review roundup
- A Journal of Poetry and Prose - Review by Nina Mingya Powles
- Edmund Prestwich - Review
Where to purchase
First collection: Small Hands
Small Hands Reviews
- Dave Poems: Mona Arshi – Small Hands
- Write Out Loud
- The Huffington Post - Small Matters of Life-Enhancing Poetry
- Words Unlimited
- Good Reads
- Dundee University Review of the Arts
- The Manchester Review: Mona Arshi, Small Hands