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“Ingenious… Builds to one of the most memorable final scenes I’ve read in a novel this century.”—The New York TimesWINNER OF THE 2018 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEThe suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty with devastating consequences from the author of Best of FriendsIsma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume 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. When he resurfaces half a globe away Isma’s worst fears are confirmed.Then Eamonn enters the sisters’ lives. Son of a powerful political figure he has his own birthright to live up to—or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz’s salvation? Suddenly two families’ fates are inextricably devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?