Heart Lamp
Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize
What's it about
What if you could find your way back to yourself, even after life has left you feeling lost and disconnected? This Booker Prize-winning novel offers a profound journey into rediscovering your inner light, showing you how to reignite passion and purpose when the world feels dim. Follow the unforgettable story of a young woman who, after losing everything, embarks on a quest to rebuild her life using ancient wisdom passed down through her family. You'll learn how small, intentional acts of courage and self-compassion can illuminate the path forward and transform profound loss into a source of unbreakable strength.
Meet the author
Banu Mushtaq is the celebrated author of Heart Lamp, the powerful novel that won the 2025 International Booker Prize for its profound exploration of intergenerational memory. A former oral historian and archivist, Mushtaq spent a decade collecting forgotten family stories across South Asia. This unique fieldwork inspired her to write fiction, weaving authentic human experiences into a narrative that illuminates how the past shapes our present and offers a lamp for the future.
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