'Captivating …There's a breadth of humanity in An Unsafe Haven which is very moving. I loved the sense of Lebanon and of what is unique and precious about the Arab world' Helen Dunmore'Captivating …There's a breadth of humanity in An Unsafe Haven which is very moving. I loved the sense of Lebanon and of what is unique and precious about the Arab world' Helen DunmoreHannah has deep roots in her hometown of Beirut, where she lives with her American husband, Peter. Just when they thought they had gotten used to the upheavals in Lebanon, the war in neighbouring Syria enters its fifth year, and the region’s increasingly fragile state throws their daily lives into chaos.A chance meeting with a Syrian woman and her son in a busy street forces Hannah to face the worsening refugee crisis. As the couple work to reunite Fatima with her family, they must question the very future of their homeland.And when their close friend Anas, an artist, arrives to open his exhibition, shocking news from his home in Damascus raises uncomfortable questions about his loyalty to his family and his country.Praise for An Unsafe Haven:'The carefully chosen title is a beautiful summary capturing the complexity, the strain and ultimately the instinct of how we identify with home, place and belonging. The publishers are certainly right to be proud of this elegant and relevant literary contribution.' Litro‘Brings home the reality of humanity caught in the crossfire of war’ Independent‘Each character is portrayed in wonderfully vivid and intricate detail … an absolute triumph for Jarrar, who is able to depict the story in a way few other writers could. Bold, tender and personal – this is a must-read’ ScotsmanPraise for Somewhere, Home:'A picture of lyrical simplicity … her style is subtle and leaves the reader with an urge to find out more about the places and people she has created' ObserverPraise for A Good Land:‘It’s an intense encounter with a mysterious and complicated place. Jarrar’s movement between tenses and time zones serves to convince the reader that past and present cannot be separated…’ Time OutPraise for Dreams of Water:‘The beauty of this novel lies in its images which are vivid and strange, sometimes even fantastical…There is comfort in reading about characters, all of whom are withdrawn and inhibited, yet who are shown as capable of great tenderness’Times Literary Supplement‘A slow-burning, powerful story of loss and grief’Good Housekeeping'Twenty years ago, when civil war broke out in Lebanon, Nada Awar Jarrar was forced to flee with her family. Her novel Dreams of Water recasts this experience in a tale about a family whose son goes missing in war-ravaged Beirut'VogueFrom the winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ PrizeNada Awar Jarrar was born in Lebanon to an Australian mother and a Lebanese father. She has lived in London, Paris, Sydney and Washington DC and is currently based in Beirut where she lives with her husband and daughter. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian, The Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and Lebanon's English language newspaper, The Daily Star. Her first novel, Somewhere, Home won the Commonwealth Best First Book award for Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.From the winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize• Set in contemporary Beirut in Lebanon, Nada Awar Jarrar’s new novel shines a spotlight on the everyday lives and loves of four friends in the Middle East• A MUST READ for fans of Khaled Hosseini, Elif Shafak and Neel Mukherjee – Nada is a significant literary voice from the region, offering a uniquely informed, close-up perspective of recent events• Nada’s first novel, Somewhere, Home, won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Best First Book, South East Asia and South Pacific• Nada’s journalism has appeared in the Guardian, The Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and Lebanon's English language newspaper, The Daily Star• Nada appeared on BBC World Service, The Cultural Frontline, BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour and Channel 4 News in August, discussing her book and the Syrian refugee crisisCompetition: American Dirt;The Good Immigrant;Girl, Woman, Other;Americanah;Half of a Yellow Sun;Where the Crawdads Sing;Lost Children Archive. Helen Dunmore;Hina Belitz; Nadeem Aslam; Emma Flint; Jonathan Safran Foer;Layla AlAmmar;Valeria Luiselli;Jeanine Cummins;Bernadine Evaristo;Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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