Dr Erik Thorsen
trauma psychologist
Gentle; vicarious trauma is real and treatable
In Two Voices
Samia interprets in clinics, schools and asylum interviews. Other people’s trauma follows her home.
Planned · not started yet
Migration & life abroad Ethics & integrity Belonging Across borders City life Reflective Tense
The premise
Samia interprets in clinics, schools and asylum interviews. Other people’s trauma follows her home. The series shows what interpreters do, what clients are entitled to, and what it costs to carry other people’s words.
The protagonist
Samia Rahal-Moore — Community interpreter in Birmingham
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Aurelia Nkosi
refugee legal-aid lawyer
Driven; accuracy can decide a case
Hassan Bayati
senior interpreter
Principled; neutrality is a discipline
How the story moves
Each book centres one client whose case Samia interprets, while her own life frays and recovers.
What readers take away
- Rights to an interpreter in health, courts and police settings
- Interpreter ethics: accuracy, impartiality, confidentiality
- How to work well with an interpreter
- Vicarious trauma and self-care
- The asylum interview process
- Professional standards and qualifications
- Interpreting for children and families
- When interpreting goes wrong
- Brief an interpreter before an appointment
- Recognise interpreting errors
- Use telephone and video interpreting
- Know complaint routes
The books
- 1The clinic Planned
- 2The interview Planned
- 3The court Planned
- 4The break Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.