Two Sisters
The international bestseller by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul
$36.32
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2019
Summary
“A brilliant book. ‘TWO SISTERS’ isn’t only the story of how a pair of teenage girls became radicalised but an unsparing portrait of our own society - of its failings and its joys.” - Luke Harding, author of COLLUSION
One morning in October 2013, nineteen-year-old Ayan Juma and her sixteen-year-old sister Leila left their family home in Oslo. Later that day they sent an email to their parents. ‘Peace, God’s mercy and blessings upon you, Mum and Dad … Please d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349009063 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349009066 |
| Author: | X. Asne Seierstad |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 126mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Simply magnificent … One of the most important books of our time - Svenska Dagbladet
Asne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation. Her latest work is haunting, luminously written and compelling. A brilliant book. Two Sisters isn’t only the story of how a pair of teenage girls became radicalised but an unsparing portrait of our own society - of its failings and its joys - Luke Harding, author of CollusionHauntingly written, this book is both a masterpiece and a masterclass in investigative journalism - Christina Lamb, Sunday TimesIntricate, compelling - ObserverX. Asne Seierstad
Asne Seierstad was born in 1970 and studied Russian, Spanish, and the History of Philosophy at Oslo University. An internationally bestselling author, she has also received numerous awards for her journalism. She has worked as a correspondent across the world, including in Russia, China, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Most recently, Never Say War: Life inside Russia has received huge acclaim across the world and has been longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non Fiction. The Bookseller of Kabul has sold over three million copies and the paperback was in the Sunday Times top ten for over a year. Her other critically acclaimed works include A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal, The Angel of Grozny, and The Afghans.
Following the acts of terror in Oslo and Utoya in July 2011, she attended the trial of Anders Breivik and then began work on One of Us, which became a European bestseller. Two Sisters, her account of a family torn apart after two Norwegian girls join the war in Syria in 2013, was a number-one international bestseller and won the non-fiction category of the 2016 Brage Prize.
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