Zarah Dara

Zarah Dara is a mixed Kurdish-English writer whose work explores the quiet, unseen moments of childhood that shape us long before we understand their weight. Her writing blends lyrical intimacy with emotional honesty, drawing from themes of family, fear, survival, and the resilience found in silence. What the Quiet Knew is her debut book — a deeply personal and haunting reflection on growing up too soon, loving too fiercely, and learning to step out of the shadows she was raised …