Hidden Fires

How can you live in the present when you're trying to bury the past? 'A
sweeping tale of resilience' i News 'An ineffably touching novel by a
talented young author' Saga Magazine 'Harrowing yet uplifting...A visceral
exploration of family, identity and loss' Sunday Post 🔥🔥🔥 Ramadan, 2017.
Yusuf wakes in the middle of the night to pray. His routine is always the
same, but something tells him that tonight is different. Yellow flames blur
Yusuf's vision, and the laughter of a small child echoes in his ears. But
this time, the red, smoke-filled skies aren't just in his memory. Miles
away, Rubi is also awake. On the television, she watches reports of a
devastating fire in London. She is already anxious when her parents send
her to stay with her Grandpa Yusuf, whose conservative house rules are
almost as unbearable as the loneliness she feels at home. Yusuf's lifestyle
does not gel with Rubi's. But when she finds him scared and confused one
night, it becomes clear that there's more to her grandfather than Rubi ever
considered. As Yusuf grapples with the past, Rubi is determined to save
him. But the memories that are recovered and spoken of for the first time
in years are more painful than she could have imagined. From the Costa
Prize-shortlisted author of The Family Tree and Women's Prize x Good
Housekeeping Futures Finalist, Hidden Fires is a powerful story of grief
and loss, the power of family and the long arm of history. 🔥🔥🔥 Readers are
loving Hidden Fires: 'A heartbreaking, emotional rollercoaster of a read' ⭐
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A must read book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'An exquisite book exploring the
secrets, vulnerabilities and tremendous bonds between three generations of
family' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'What a stunning read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'It's profound and
humane and loving' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The style of writing is beautiful, eloquent,
as if you are reading Urdu prose' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Such a powerful novel. I could
not put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Moved me to tears' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Praise for Hidden
Fires: 'A tale of how we can live together yet be so far apart, and of how
bridges can be built' Woman's Weekly 'Hussain captures a thousand untold
stories in one' The New Arab 'There are not only hidden fires in this
novel, but myriad hidden lives ... It treats difficult, serious subjects of
buried trauma with real care, combined with a lightness of touch that
carries the novel with humour, surprise and love' Ross Raisin, author of A
Hunger