Questions About Sweetness in the Belly

by Camilla Gibb (Goodreads Author)

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What was Lilly's supposedly 'dangerous' connection to Haile Selassie? Was it just that she knew his mother had been a Muslim?

Andreas Daub It was that she had stayed in his palace on his hospitality, and that this was supposedly because her guardian was a friend of his. It is also mention…moreIt was that she had stayed in his palace on his hospitality, and that this was supposedly because her guardian was a friend of his. It is also mentioned a couple of times that Selassie 'loved' foreigners/Westerners, so that may have also played a role.(less)

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What became of Lilly's friends, Sadia, and Hussein after the civil war made it unsafe to live in Harar? Lilly fled, but what happened to Sadia and Hussein?

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What is the reference to the title of the book…,?

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