Pakistani-British writer Kamila Shamsie‘s seventh novel ‘Home Fire’ has bagged the Women’s Prize for Fiction. On 6th June, Shamsie was awarded the 30,000 pounds ($40,000) prize at a ceremony in Bedford Square Gardens in central London. The author is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was named a Granta Best of Young British Novelist […]

The new novel by Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, is the tale of two British Muslim families set in backdrop of contemporary London. It explores contemporary issues such as Muslim identity, racism, extremism and the class system. An excerpt: Also Read: Nidhi Razdan’s Book has a Powerful Feminist Take by Aruna Roy Isma was going to miss her flight. The […]