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Language
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Book Summary
How can you live in the present when youβre trying to bury the past?βA sweeping tale of resilienceβ i NewsAn ineffably touching novel by a talented young author Saga MagazineHarrowing yet upliftingβ¦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 Yusufβs vision, and the laughter of a small child echoes in his ears. But this time, the red, smoke-filled skies arenβt 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. Yusufβs lifestyle does not gel with Rubiβs. But when she finds him scared and confused one night, it becomes clear that thereβs 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 Womens 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 love Hidden Fires:βA heartbreaking, emotional rollercoaster of a readβ β β β β ββA must read bookβ β β β β ββAn exquisite book exploring the secrets, vulnerabilities and tremendous bonds between three generations of familyβ β β β β βWhat a stunning read β β β β βIts profound and humane and loving β β β β βThe style of writing is beautiful, eloquent, as if you are reading Urdu prose β β β β βSuch a powerful novel. I could not put it down β β β β βMoved me to tears β β β β βPraise for Hidden Fires:A tale of how we can live together yet be so far apart, and of how bridges can be built Womans WeeklyβHussain captures a thousand untold stories in oneβ The New ArabβThere are not only hidden fires in this novel, but myriad hidden lives β¦ 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 loveβ Ross Raisin, author of A Hunger
Product Details
Author
Sairish Hussain
Publisher
Harper Collins
Number of Pages
384
Language
English
SKU
9780008297503
ISBN
9780008297503
Reading Age
All
Binding
Paperback
MRP: βΉ 799
βΉ 720
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