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A God In Every Stone
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 DescriptionJuly 1914. Young Englishwoman Vivian Rose Spencer is running up a mountainside in an ancient land, surrounded by figs and cypresses. Soon she will discover the Temple of Zeus, the call of adventure, and the ecstasy of love. Thousands of miles away a twenty-year old Pathan, Qayyum Gul, is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in the British Indian army. July, 1915. Qayyum Gul is returning home after losing an eye at Ypres, his allegiances in tatters. Viv is following the mysterious trail of her beloved. They meet on a train to Peshawar, unaware that a connection is about to be forged between their lives - one that will reveal itself fifteen years later, on the Street of Storytellers, when a brutal fight for freedom, an ancient artefact and a mysterious green-eyed woman will bring them together again. A powerful story of friendship, injustice, love and betrayal, A God in Every Stone carries you across the globe, into the heart of empires fallen and conquered, reminding us that we all have our place in the chaos of history and that so much of what is lost will not be forgotten. Promotion infoA stunning new novel from the Granta Best of Young British, Orange shortlisted author of Burnt Shadows AwardsShortlisted for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. ReviewsInto the ranks of international voices steps Kamila Shamsie, who seems as if she has heard, and listened to, the music of what surrounds us Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin A writer of immense ambition and strength. She understands a great deal about the ways in which the world's many tragedies and histories shape one another Salman Rushdie She is so extraordinary a writer Nadeem Aslam Author descriptionKamila Shamsie is the author of five novels: In the City by the Sea; Kartography (both shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize); Salt and Saffron; Broken Verses and Burnt Shadows which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Three of her novels have received awards from Pakistan's Academy of Letters. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 2013 was named a Granta's Best of Young British Novelist. She grew up in Karachi and now lives in London. @kamilashamsie |
