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Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she is finally studying in America, resuming 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.

Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Handsome and privileged, he inhabits a London worlds away from theirs. As the son of a powerful British Muslim politician, Eamonn has his own birthright to live up to - or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation?

Two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love? A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles' Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide - confirming Kamila Shamsie as a master storyteller of our times.

©2017 Kamila Shamsie (P)2017 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Islamic Heritage Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt Scary Thought-Provoking Inspiring Dream
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Could have easily sat and listen to this book in one sitting. Absolutely gripping and engrossing. Each character fully rounded and defined.

Gripping

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Kamila Shamsie's heart breaking story tells us so much about the damage caused by jihadis, both by their repulsive existence and the global political and social response to it. But it really spoke to me as a story about grief, the depths of it and its affect on our humanity. A tense, moving and well-paced novel, and I highly recommend it.

Left me breathless

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I was really conflicted listening to this book. The writing style, plot line and narration made me think I was in Jojo Moyes territory... but the subject matter behind all that was serious. Frankly, the package was put together so poorly that I was unconvinced by the characters and setup.... so the bits that should have been dramatic had little impact on me.

I’ve just finished listening to The Beekeeper of Aleppo... which told a deeply moving, human story of life in Syria and on the road as a refugee. It was so touchingly beautiful that I think it has tainted my views on this book... Make your own mind up!

Poor writing spoils a potentially important story

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There are many sorrows and compartments to unpack in this story. It has such depth and significance that it is difficult to stop thinking about it long after it concludes.

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An excellent re-telling of an ancient myrh in the context of convincingly possible 21st century scenarios. The skill with which each character is drawn makes it possible to empathise with the viewpoint of each of the main characters and I was never drawn to take sides but to want the best for all of these sometimes flawed but very likeable people.

Fast moving, engrossing and well crafted

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