Home Fire

De: Kamila Shamsie

Narrado por: Tania Rodrigues

Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London - or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream: to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew.

Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Handsome and privileged, he inhabits a London worlds away from theirs. As the son of a powerful British Muslim politician, Eamonn has his own birthright to live up to - or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation?

Two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love? A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles' Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide - confirming Kamila Shamsie as a master storyteller of our times.

©2017 Kamila Shamsie (P)2017 Penguin Audio

Unforgettable tale beautifully read

I could barely bring myself to stop listening and when I did manage, couldn't stop thinking about this tragic tale. I sensed where the story was heading, but even so, kept hoping that I was mistaken. I haven't been so emotionally invested in the fate of a pair of fictional lovers since reading Atonement. This book was so good, that, at times, I followed along on a downloaded version on my Kindle so that I wouldn't miss anything. Highly recommended.