Persimmon Publishing
Independent publishing imprint
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Persimmon Publishing is an independent imprint devoted to transporting, emotionally resonant fiction shaped by place, memory, and cultural change.
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Featured title
Drummers and Dreamers
by Laila Ouarrachy
About the book
Drummers and Dreamers is a genre-blending historical novel and coming-of-age story set in 1960s Casablanca, Morocco, where political unrest and strict social codes collide in streets alive with music and rumor. Heartbroken by the sudden death of her father, Tamo – a sharp, spirited teenager from a farm – moves in with her uncle and is thrust into a city that is both intimidating and electric.
As she finds her footing, she bonds with a magnetic singer who shares her devotion to Moroccan folk music and becomes entangled with Youness, an idealist student activist whose hopes for his country feel dangerously contagious. When protests ignite, violence spreads, surveillance tightens, and every connection carries consequences.
Perfect for readers drawn to literary historical fiction in the vein of Watch Us Dance and They Dream in Gold.
