Home Fire
Book description
_______________ WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDAND AND NEW YORK TIMES _______________ 'The book for our times' - Judges of the Women's Prize 'Elegant and evocative ... A powerful…
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1 author picked Home Fire as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a retelling of Antigone by Sophocles, set in contemporary UK.
Shamsie’s characters are well developed, the story deeply moving and insightful, and the writing delightful.
This is an important novel for the themes it addresses: radicalism, Islamophobia, family, identity and belonging. This is very much a book for these times.
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