Description
By the acclaimed author of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018
About the Author
Kamila Shamsie is the author of six novels: In the City by the Sea (shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize); Salt and Saffron; Kartography (also shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize); Broken Verses; Burnt Shadows (shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction) and A God in Every Stone, which was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Home Fire was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017, shortlisted for the Costa Best Novel Award, and won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018. Three of her novels have received awards from Pakistan's Academy of Letters. Kamila Shamsie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was named a Granta Best of Young British Novelist in 2013. She grew up in Karachi and now lives in London. @kamilashamsie
Reviews
An elegant, challenging novel about love, loss and deception ... vibrant * Daily Mail *
A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely -- Rana Dasgupta * Guardian *
The plot gallops along, ensuring a gripping read ... thought-provoking * Independent *
A highly accomplished novel ... A multi-layered but shrewdly simple tale * New Statesman, Books of the Year *
Sparkling prose and formidable wit * Daily Telegraph *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526607799
Author Kamila Shamsie
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 250g