Hashim & Family

Shahnaz Ahsan

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English

John Murray Publishers Ltd
02 April 2020

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction

An Observer Best Book of 2020

'A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship' Guardian

It is New Year's Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride, Munira, to seek his fortune in England. His cousin and only friend, Rofikul, introduces Hashim to life in Manchester - including Rofikul's girlfriend, Helen. When Munira arrives, the group must learn what it is to be a family.

Over the next twenty years, they make their way in the new country - putting down roots and building a home. But when war breaks out in East Pakistan, the struggle for liberation and the emergence of Bangladesh raises questions about identity, belonging and loyalty.

Hashim & Family is a story of family ties, of migration and of a connection to home, and is the debut of an extraordinary new talent.

By: Shahnaz Ahsan
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781473665224
ISBN 10: 1473665221
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 02 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shahnaz Ahsan was born and raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and is of Bangladeshi heritage. An award-winning writer of short stories, she holds degrees from the University of Oxford, the University of Bradford and the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Thouron Award scholar. She has lived in London, Philadelphia and Addis Ababa, but her flattened northern vowels remain victorious.

Reviews for Hashim & Family

A riveting debut inspired by the writer's personal immigrant experience . . . An exquisite epic about the ties each of us share with our family and homeland * Bookriot * A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight * Stylist *