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  • - WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
    av Kamila Shamsie
    150 - 159,-

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    153,-

    By the acclaimed winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    150,-

    The brilliant new novel from Pakistan's most acclaimed young writer

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    150,-

    _______________'A formidable arching tale about loss and foreignness' - Financial Times'Powerful, epic yet skilfully controlled ... Shamsie's voice is clear and compelling, with a welcome sparseness' - Guardian'Completely authentic, complex, and breath-stopping' - Emma Thompson_______________SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZEBY THE ACCLAIMED WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONAugust 9th, 1945, Nagasaki. Hiroko Tanaka steps out onto her veranda, taking in the view of the terraced slopes leading up to the sky. She is twenty-one and on the verge of marrying Konrad Weiss. In a split second, the world turns whiteIn the numbing aftermath of a bomb that obliterates everything she has known, all that remains are the bird-shaped burns on her back, an indelible reminder of the world she has lost. In search of new beginnings, Hiroko travels to Delhi to find Konrad's relatives and falls in love with their employee, Sajjad Ashraf. As the years unravel, new homes replace those left behind and old wars are seamlessly usurped by new conflicts. But the shadows of history - personal, political - are cast over the entwined worlds of different families as they are transported from Pakistan to New York, and in the novel's astonishing climax, to Afghanistan in the immediate wake of 9/11. _______________'Shamsie achieves the near impossibility of a truly intimate epic tale ... I challenge anyone to put this book down lightly' - Shami Chakrabarti, Observer, Books of the Year'A giant of novel ... Beautifully realised' - Independent

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    132,-

    Best of Friends, a captivating novel by the acclaimed author Kamila Shamsie, is a must-read for all book lovers. Published by Bloomsbury UK in 2023, this book has already garnered much attention in the literary world. Kamila Shamsie, known for her unique writing style and compelling narratives, has once again managed to craft a story that is both engaging and thought-provoking. The genre of the book, though hard to pin down to just one, can be best described as a blend of drama, romance, and suspense. Set against the backdrop of contemporary times, Best of Friends explores the complexities of friendship and the inevitable changes it undergoes over time. It's a book that will make you reflect, empathize, and perhaps even shed a tear or two. Don't miss out on this masterpiece from Bloomsbury UK. Experience the magic of Kamila Shamsie's storytelling with Best of Friends.

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    150 - 226,-

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    203,-

    _______________CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES AND IRISH TIMES'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' - Madeline Miller'A shining tour de force' - Ali Smith, Guardian Summer Reading 'An intimate study of the ties that bind us' - Stylist _______________A dazzling new novel of friendship, identity and the unknowability of other people - from the international bestselling author of Home Fire, winner of the Women's Prize for FictionSometimes it was as though the forty years of friendship between them was just a lesson in the unknowability of other people.Maryam and Zahra.In 1988 Karachi, two fourteen-year-old girls are a decade into their friendship, sharing in-jokes, secrets and a love for George Michael. As Pakistan's dictatorship falls and a woman comes to power, the world suddenly seems full of possibilities. Elated by the change in the air, they make a snap decision at a party. That night, everything goes wrong, and the two girls are powerless to change the outcome.Zahra and Maryam.In present-day London, two influential women remain bound together by loyalties, disloyalties, and the memory of that night, which echoes through the present in unexpected ways. Now both have power; and both have very different ideas of how to wield it. Their friendship has always felt unbreakable; can it be undone by one decision?_______________'A new Kamila Shamsie novel is always worth celebrating, but Best of Friends is something else: an epic story that explores the ties of childhood friendship, the possibility of escape, the way the political world intrudes into the personal, all through the lens of two sharply drawn protagonists' - Observer, Books of the Year 2022

  • - A Fairy Tale Revolution
    av Kamila Shamsie
    184,-

    A raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, who struck out into the world on her own...'On the farm, some eggs are hatching. But one duckling looks different from all the others... Cast out and all alone, this odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive.

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    - A Novel
    av Kamila Shamsie
    247,-

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    145,-

    Hasan is eleven years old. One summer morning, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Set in a land ruled by an oppresive military regime, this novel recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and illustrates the transformative power of the imagination.

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    145,-

    A wonderful novel of fated love in Karachi, by the author of Salt and Saffron

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    145,-

    The Dard-e-Dils are known for their clavicles and love of stories. The family is cursed by its not-quite twins, and Aliya, prey to her family's legends, begins to believe that she is another 'not-quite twin', cosmically connected with her aunt Mariam in a way that hardly bodes well.

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    145 - 150,-

  • av Kamila Shamsie
    145,-

    Burnt Shadows is an epic narrative of disasters evaded and confronted, loyalties offered and repaid, and loves rewarded and betrayed.

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