Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
"Wow! Mesmerizing and super intense - easily a favorite of the year! This beautifully written, profoundly effecting novel is about family loyalty amidst even the most devastating circumstances - in this case a father and brother who have become Islamic militants. It's a razor-sharp piece of fiction that literally left me breathless" -Recommended by Greg
Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she's accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When he resurfaces half a globe away, Isma's worst fears are confirmed.
Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he has his own birthright to live up to--or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation? Suddenly, two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined, in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?