By Nadia Mikail (author)
"A richly layered exploration of the realities of climate change, and the complexities of confronting family secrets and adolescent trauma."
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September 2026 Book of the Month
Set in Malaysia, A Flood of Memories , brilliantly shows the real and lasting impact of climate change. As flood warnings grow A-Level student Leila returns to her family home in Kuching to help her mother protect the family home. As the flood waters rise tension mounts as Leila is forced to confront painful memories of a childhood ruled by an angry, alcoholic father.
Mikail powerfully evokes the fear and hopelessness of facing an incoming natural disaster, whilst capturing the more personal damage wrought by an unpredictable and abusive parent. A slow-burn romance adds an additional layer to the story, and provides a light, hopefulness in the face of destruction.
Ideal for readers looking to experience other lives and places through the pages of a book, A Flood of Memories is a well-paced, character-led novel that is a great choice for sparking book club or classroom discussions about global impacts of climate change. Whilst the main character is an A-Level student, this is ideal for readers aged 13+.
The stunning second novel from the winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
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It's raining in Sarawak, Malaysia - a lot - and Leila, now living in Kuala Lumpar, must go home to help her Mak before the floods become serious. But she hasn't been home since the death of her father - and she's not quite ready to confront what's waiting for her there. Life with Pak was complicated.
But Arthur is in Sarawak, the boy she's thought about ever since they first met at school - Arthur, who offers her support, care and love, but at a cost perhaps too great for Leila. As the floodwaters rise and her family and home become threatened, can Leila confront the enormity of her own past in order to move forwards properly in her present?
A beguiling and meaningful novel which explores the fine line between care and control, between love and abuse in families, and shows that it is possible to move on to a brighter future.
'Overflowing with devastation and joy in equal measure, this is a hopeful and healing tale of family and first love.' - Holden So, author of If You Still Recognise Me
'A beautiful, expertly constructed novel about love and loss.- - Top Ten Titles Not to Miss in June, The Bookseller
'A truly beautiful novel, heart breaking and mending all at once. Stunning and vulnerable, Mikail is a much-needed, unique voice in YA. At turns romantic, tender and raw, A Flood of Memories is an unforgettable novel.' Lizzie Huxley-Jones
'A moving and beautiful portrayal of grief, memory, and the complexity of trauma. A Flood of Memories is heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measures and is a book that will stay with you long past its last page.' - Adiba Jaigirdar
Nadia Mikail is a lawyer in London, a full-time houseplant owner and a parttime investigative journalist into what London's pigeons are planning when they flock together like that. She is mostly unsuccessful at (but still hopeful about) both these occupations. Her first novel for young adults, The Cats We Meet Along the Way , won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2023 and was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and the YA Book Prize. She is from Sarawak in Malaysia, where the air is always sweeter, the food is always tastier, and the pigeons are considerably less bold.
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The stunning second novel from the winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. It's raining in Sarawak, Malaysia - a lot - and Leila, now living in Kuala Lumpar, must go home to help her Mak before the floods become serious.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Flood of Memories and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
A Flood of Memories features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction
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A Flood of Memories was written by Nadia Mikail and published by Guppy Books an imprint of Guppy Publishing Ltd
A Flood of Memories has 305 pages
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