The Mirror Boy

The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy Tijan After a London street fight in which a local boy is hurt Tijans mother decides to take him back to their roots to Gambia On their arrival in Banjul Tijan encounters a strange apparition a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events with Tijan finding himself lost While Tijans panicstricken mother struggles to find her son Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy seemingly only visible to him After a bruising spiritual rite of passage The Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a mystical journey but not all is what it seems