ENTE GHOST

**WINNER OF THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2024****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**Reeling from a disastrous love affair actress Sonia Nasir finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine.I absolutely loved itMONICA ALIRemarkable My heart will never be the same BARBARA KINGSOLVERMoving and unforgettableSALLY ROONEYAfter years away from her familys 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 vital storytellerALI SMITHA novel to savourSUNDAY TIMESSpectacularNAOMI KLEINCaptivatingdeeply movingHARPERS BAZAARPowerful Hammad is a pretty flawless writerTHE TIMESA GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTSHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BOWKER PRIZE 2024* A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES SUNDAY TIMES NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST AND VULTURE *