Broken Verses - Shamsie, Kamila
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Erscheint vorauss. 19. Juni 2025
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_______________'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana Dasgupta, Guardian'The plot gallops along, ensuring a gripping read ... thought-provoking' - Independent'A highly accomplished novel ... A multi-layered but shrewdly simple tale' - New Statesman, Books of the Year_______________BY THE ACCLAIMED WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONFourteen years ago Aasmaani's mother Samina, a blazing beauty and fearless activist, walked out of her house and was never seen again. Aasmaani refuses to…mehr

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_______________'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana Dasgupta, Guardian'The plot gallops along, ensuring a gripping read ... thought-provoking' - Independent'A highly accomplished novel ... A multi-layered but shrewdly simple tale' - New Statesman, Books of the Year_______________BY THE ACCLAIMED WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONFourteen years ago Aasmaani's mother Samina, a blazing beauty and fearless activist, walked out of her house and was never seen again. Aasmaani refuses to believe she is dead and still dreams of her glorious return. Now grown up and living in Karachi, Aasmaani receives what could be the longed-for proof that her mother is still alive. As she comes closer to the truth she is also irresistibly drawn to Ed, her ally and sparring partner, and the only person who can understand the profound hurt - and the profound love - that drives her. _______________'An elegant, challenging novel about love, loss and deception ... vibrant' - Daily Mail'Sparkling prose and formidable wit' - Daily Telegraph
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Kamila Shamsie was born and grew up in Karachi, Pakistan. She is the author of seven previous novels including Burnt Shadows, shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and A God in Every Stone, shortlisted for the Women's Bailey's Prize and the Walter Scott Prize. Her novel Home Fire won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2018. It was also longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017, shortlisted for the Costa Best Novel Award, and won the London Hellenic Prize. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Kamila Shamsie is a Fellow and Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature and was named a Granta Best of Young British Novelist in 2013. She is professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester. She lives in London. @kamilashamsie