“Ingenious… Builds to one of the most memorable final scenes I’ve read in a
novel this century.” —The New York Times WINNER OF THE 2018 WOMEN'S PRIZE
FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The suspenseful and heartbreaking story
of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating
consequences, from the author of the forthcoming novel Best of Friends Isma
is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake
of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in
America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop
worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or
their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to
prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When
he resurfaces half a globe away, Isma’s worst fears are confirmed. Then
Eamonn enters the sisters’ lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he
has his own birthright to live up to—or defy. Is he to be a chance at love?
The means of Parvaiz’s salvation? Suddenly, two families’ fates are
inextricably, devastatingly entwined, in this searing novel that asks: What
sacrifices will we make in the name of love?
Author: Kamila Shamsie
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 2018
