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Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

'A NEW NAME TO WATCH OUT FOR' THE TIMES
'THE DEBUT OF THE YEAR' STYLIST
'ELECTRIC' GUARDIAN


A wildly funny and razor-sharp exploration of love, family, religion and the decisions we make in pursuit of belonging.
'By normal, you mean like you? A slag with a saviour complex?'

Nadia is an academic who's been disowned by her puritanical mother and dumped by her lover, Rosy. She decides to make a getaway, accepting a UN job in Iraq. Tasked with rehabilitating ISIS women, Nadia becomes mired in the opaque world of international aid, surrounded by bumbling colleagues.

Sara is a precocious and sweary East Londoner who joined ISIS at just fifteen.

Nadia is struck by how similar they are: both feisty and opinionated, from a Muslim background, with a shared love of Dairy Milk and rude pick-up lines. A powerful friendship forms between the two women, until a secret confession from Sara threatens everything Nadia has been working for.

'Funny, gripping and compassionate' DOLLY ALDERTON
'Not only hysterically funny but trenchant and necessary. I loved it' INDIA KNIGHT
'A raunchy, irreverent, touching and daring debut' PARINI SHROFF
'Essential reading' JONATHAN COE
'A breath of fresh air' MARIAN KEYES
'Original, funny and fearless' NINA STIBBE
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  • 5
    Page turner about roots and connection

    Posted by Han on 1st Apr 2025

    I couldn’t put this down, funny and really enjoyed the nuanced perspectives and seemingly opposite choices of the characters and their search for roots and belonging.

Authors:
Younis, Nussaibah
Year Published:
2025
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9781399623926
Number of Pages:
336
Publication Date:
25/02/2025
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Language:
English
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9781399623926

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