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Isabella Hammad

From Shelf: NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2023

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**Reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine.'A vital storyteller'ALI SMITHAfter years away from her family's homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. On her arrival, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile, both bone-deep and new.When Sonia meets the charismatic Mariam, a local director, she joins a production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Soon, Sonia is rehearsing with a dedicated, if competitive, group of men - yet as opening night draws closer, it becomes clear just how many obstacles stand before the troupe. Amidst it all, the life she once knew starts to give way to the exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.'A novel to savour'SUNDAY TIMES'Captivating...deeply moving'HARPER'S BAZAAR'Powerful... Hammad is a pretty flawless writer'THE TIMESA GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST* A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST AND VULTURE *

Format:
Hardback
Pages:
336
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9781787334069
Published Date:
6/4/2023
Dimensions:
240mm x 162mm x 32mm
Weight:
555g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £20

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781787334069


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