Rainbow People

In his final novel, Rainbow People, NicholasMosley offers us the distinctly twenty-firstcenturystory of a holy family. A man, awoman, and a child walk together along thecoast of the Mediterranean Sea, near theborder between Greece and Macedonia. Theywatch as a film is made about the refugeecrisis on the beach. While the mother andfather, joined by the filmmaker, contemplatethe meaning of the crisis, the limited powersof art, the greater powers of fear and faith, thechild explores, plays, and constantlytransforms before their eyes. Months later, thefamily travels from their home in England toCalais, France, where an enormous refugeecamp called “the Jungle” has sprung up. Here,in this unlikely place, the child shows theadults a graceful way to face the future.Mosley’s Rainbow People is a masterful,powerful book about borders, politics, andhope.