Home Fire
by Kamila Shamsie
Taste attributes: dramapoliticalfamilyfresh & originalheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA stirring novel that is realistic and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"From an internationally acclaimed novelist, the suspenseful and heartbreaking story of a family ripped apart by secrets and driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences. Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, an invitation from a mentor in America has allowed her to resume a dream long deferred.
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- Author
- Kamila Shamsie
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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