Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

Beneath the Lion's Gaze : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099539926 : 0099539926 : 06 Sep 2016 : Beneath the Lion's Gaze opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974, on the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room, pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family and country.