Home Fire
A Novel
What's it about
What happens when your loyalty to your family clashes with your duty to your country? Dive into a modern tragedy that explores the devastating choices one family must make when a brother they love is recruited by a terrorist organization, forcing his sisters to navigate a world of political intrigue and personal betrayal. You'll discover how love can be weaponized and how personal sacrifices can have explosive public consequences. This gripping story challenges you to question the true meaning of home, belonging, and the impossible price of radicalization, forcing you to confront the conflict between the heart and the state.
Meet the author
Kamila Shamsie is a Booker Prize-longlisted and Women's Prize-winning author whose work masterfully explores themes of identity, conflict, and belonging in a globalized world. Born in Pakistan to a family of writers, her background provides a rich, nuanced perspective on the complex interplay between family loyalty and state allegiance that is central to her acclaimed novel, Home Fire. Her storytelling bridges cultures, offering profound insight into the human cost of political turmoil and the search for home.
What's it about
What happens when your loyalty to your family clashes with your duty to your country? Dive into a modern tragedy that explores the devastating choices one family must make when a brother they love is recruited by a terrorist organization, forcing his sisters to navigate a world of political intrigue and personal betrayal. You'll discover how love can be weaponized and how personal sacrifices can have explosive public consequences. This gripping story challenges you to question the true meaning of home, belonging, and the impossible price of radicalization, forcing you to confront the conflict between the heart and the state.
Meet the author
Kamila Shamsie is a Booker Prize-longlisted and Women's Prize-winning author whose work masterfully explores themes of identity, conflict, and belonging in a globalized world. Born in Pakistan to a family of writers, her background provides a rich, nuanced perspective on the complex interplay between family loyalty and state allegiance that is central to her acclaimed novel, Home Fire. Her storytelling bridges cultures, offering profound insight into the human cost of political turmoil and the search for home.
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