Hashim & Family
$45.71
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2020
Summary
An Observer Best Book of 2020
‘A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship’ Guardian
It is New Year’s Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride, Munira, to seek his fortune in England. His cousin and only friend, Rofikul, introduces Hashim to life in Manchester - including Rofikul’s girlfriend, Helen. When Munira arrives, the group must learn what it is to be a family.
Over the next twenty ye…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473665224 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473665221 |
| Author: | Shahnaz Ahsan |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 160mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight
A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight * Stylist *
A riveting debut inspired by the writer’s personal immigrant experience … An exquisite epic about the ties each of us share with our family and homeland * Bookriot *
A likeable celebration of female friendship as well as the often unsung heroism of migrant experiences * Sunday Times Culture *
Shahnaz Ahsan recalls how shopping and cooking with her Bengali family in Manchester shaped her life and her debut novel * Observer Food Monthly *
A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship * Guardian *
Ahsan’s biggest triumph is that her characters feel innately Bangladeshi … Her flowing prose is impressive with an ease and smoothness to it * Daily Star *
A wonderful, enriching read, everything I want in a novel: epic, engaging, insightful and honest * Observer New Review *
About The Author
Shahnaz Ahsan
Shahnaz Ahsan was born and raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and is of Bangladeshi heritage.
An award-winning writer of short stories, she holds degrees from the University of Oxford, the University of Bradford and the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Thouron Award scholar.
She has lived in London, Philadelphia and Addis Ababa, but her flattened northern vowels remain victorious.
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