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Home Fire

Home Fire

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  • Create Date：2021-04-01 11:59:08
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kamila Shamsie
  • ISBN：0735217696
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Summary

WINNER OF THE 2018 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE

The suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty， with devastating consequences

Isma is free。 After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death， she's accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred。 But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka， her beautiful， headstrong sister back in London， or their brother， Parvaiz， who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream， to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew。 When he resurfaces half a globe away， Isma's worst fears are confirmed。

Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives。 Son of a powerful political figure， he has his own birthright to live up to--or defy。 Is he to be a chance at love？ The means of Parvaiz's salvation？ Suddenly， two families' fates are inextricably， devastatingly entwined， in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love？

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Reviews

Maeve McTaggart ，

Devastatingly good， beautifully written， could not put this down。

Frances ，

Recruitment by ISIS is probably simplistic but humanity and complexity of the characters was finely wrought and story captivating。

Colleen Moore ，

This book was stunning。 I was almost instantly gripped by the characters and devoured the book like someone given bread after a period of starvation。 The ending took my breath away — the best I have read in years。

Zoya Ghazi ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 of fucking course we get the "she got down on her knees but not to pray ;-）" this is such weirdo bullshit i hate this book。 better to just go bash your head into a wall of fucking course we get the "she got down on her knees but not to pray ;-）" this is such weirdo bullshit i hate this book。 better to just go bash your head into a wall 。。。more

Leslie ，

Liked it ok。 Didn't really connect with the characters and became frustrated with them。 But I learned some things。 It was timely。 Liked it ok。 Didn't really connect with the characters and became frustrated with them。 But I learned some things。 It was timely。 。。。more

Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell ，

On sale today for $1。99！！！

Em Talledo ，

4，5 ⭐️

Nicole Wootton-Cane ，

Really really really good。 Beginning was a bit slow， and I was in a reading slump， but I’m so glad I pushed through and finished it。 It’s a fairly difficult topic， but very important and incredibly interesting。

Nicole ，

This story is a retelling of Antigone set in Britain with a Pakistani cast。 It’s love and lies。 Betrayal and belonging。 Power and parental love。 And it starts with a father committing to jihad over all else。 This is a beautiful story。。。

Christelle ，

This powerful， haunting， thought-provoking and incredibly well-written book is my first by Kamila Shamsie and it won't be my last。 It will stay with me for a while。 It is the heartbreaking story of an immigrant family forced to choose between love and loyalty with absolutely devastating consequences。 This book is also about grief， betrayal， justice， politics， ideology， terrorism， religion， sacrifice and family。 It is difficult to put into words the many emotions that went through me whilst readi This powerful， haunting， thought-provoking and incredibly well-written book is my first by Kamila Shamsie and it won't be my last。 It will stay with me for a while。 It is the heartbreaking story of an immigrant family forced to choose between love and loyalty with absolutely devastating consequences。 This book is also about grief， betrayal， justice， politics， ideology， terrorism， religion， sacrifice and family。 It is difficult to put into words the many emotions that went through me whilst reading Home Fire。 It is a tense read and I had to put it down a few times， though I wanted to carry on with it to find out what happened。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

One of those books that starts to get really good。。 on literally the last page 🙄

Gillian ，

Beautifully written and surprising story。 Lots to think about here。

James Huynh ，

This book has left me speechless。 It is superbly written， the plot is engaging and the characters are so memorable。 I cannot gush about this book enough！ Please everyone should read it！ I have not read a book in quite some time with so much sharpness while also being incredibly thoughtful and empathetic。

Lorena ，

La autora nos introduce en la vida de una familia musulmana de origen pakistaní afincada en Reino Unido desde hace años， la segunda generación de esta familia se debate entre las oportunidades que trae esta nueva vida o las tradiciones de su cultura。 La novela está dividida en cinco partes y cada una de ellas presenta a uno de los protagonistas， así conocemos por separado a las personas involucradas en esta historia， sus vidas y sus puntos de vista sobre los acontecimientos que involucran a todo La autora nos introduce en la vida de una familia musulmana de origen pakistaní afincada en Reino Unido desde hace años， la segunda generación de esta familia se debate entre las oportunidades que trae esta nueva vida o las tradiciones de su cultura。 La novela está dividida en cinco partes y cada una de ellas presenta a uno de los protagonistas， así conocemos por separado a las personas involucradas en esta historia， sus vidas y sus puntos de vista sobre los acontecimientos que involucran a todos， adentrándonos en las motivaciones y sentimientos de cada uno de ellos。 Lazos familiares， lealtad， amor， libertad， derechos humanos， política， fanatismo y terrorismo son algunos de los temas que abarca esta novela。 Una gran crítica con debates interesantes sobre la libertad， los derechos del individuo frente a la obediencia a las leyes y el papel de la mujer y la visión de los jóvenes de la sociedad actual。 Una lectura que me ha gustado y sorprendido， me ha tenido enganchada hasta que lo he terminado。 Es una historia narrada de forma muy cuidada， pero estremecedora y que va creciendo en tensión hasta el final。 La trama me ha resultado muy interesante por aportar un punto de vista para mí desconocido sobre un tema de plena actualidad y， a pesar de la dureza， la autora trata el tema con gran delicadeza。 Aunque no me ha parecido una novela extraordinaria， ha merecido la pena este acercamiento a la literatura asiática que no suelo leer。 Puedes soportar vivir cerca de todo menos de la muerte。 La muerte， sí， hay que sobrevivirla。 。。。more

Catherine ，

Superb but heartbreaking One of the best books I have read。 Beautifully written， you can picture every character vividly。 I just didn’t want to put it down。

Mandy ，

Sprachlich wunderbar dicht， reich an Perspektiven und nah am Zeitgeist。 Von mir gibt es hier ebenfalls eine ganz klare Leseempfehlung！

Elena ，

Loved the greek myth retelling aspect of this novel。 Also， that ending！

Noha ，

رواية انسانية ومأساوية تروي عن المشاكل الانسانيه والمنظمات الارهابية وتعدد الجنسيات وجواز السفر。。 رواية مؤثرة عن واقع الزمن الحالي والخلل الكبير بأنظمة الدول المتقدمة。

Miriam ，

Very well written and interesting。 A story about family loyalty， friendship and betrayal。

Iona Abriachan ，

A clever compelling adaptation of Antigone by Sophocles， showing the relevance of the play 25 centuries later。 Like Antigone， Aneeka is torn between public and private realms， between following British law and burying her brother in his homeland， the UK。

Hannah ，

Was going to round up to 3* but I just disliked this so much I can't bring myself to do it。 Was going to round up to 3* but I just disliked this so much I can't bring myself to do it。 。。。more

Heather ，

Wow。 It’s been a while since I’ve read a book I struggled to put down。 This book sucked me in and really surprised me。 （Though I suspect I would have been less surprised if I was familiar with Antigone， of which this book was a retelling。） An excellent read。 Highly recommend。

yelenska ，

Home Fire is a moving story about family， love， identity and sacrifice。 It is very well-written and， apparently， a retelling of Antigone， which I am not familiar with。 We follow two families of Pakistani descent whose fates are entwined。 Isma， Aneeka and Parvaiz are the children of a jihadi fighter who died in Guantanamo。 They try to get on with their lives， but things are not so easy because of childhood traumas and their everyday lives as Muslims in Britain。 On the other side， we have Eammon， Home Fire is a moving story about family， love， identity and sacrifice。 It is very well-written and， apparently， a retelling of Antigone， which I am not familiar with。 We follow two families of Pakistani descent whose fates are entwined。 Isma， Aneeka and Parvaiz are the children of a jihadi fighter who died in Guantanamo。 They try to get on with their lives， but things are not so easy because of childhood traumas and their everyday lives as Muslims in Britain。 On the other side， we have Eammon， the son of Karamat Lone， an ex-Muslim politician figure who has had to sacrifice， tone down， his identity in order to be accepted by the public。What this book does best is help you identify with the characters， or at least understand them， whether their actions are wrong or not。 Chapters are narrated by different narrators， and it allows the reader to get the whole picture， to understand everyone's side of what is happening。 It also creates a sense of helplessness because you see mistakes being made by everyone， events unfolding， and you can guess that it isn't going to end well。 Love is a central question， just as much as the question of identity is。 Are these people more British， or more Pakistani？ Is it possible to reconcile these two parts of themselves， both in the private and the public sphere？ I found it very interesting that the author depicted a politician who decided to turn his back on Islam， not just for politics， but also because he grew out of it。 Karamat truly believes that British Muslims should seek to conform as much as possible to British cultural standards， both because they have been welcomed and because they can benefit from it in many ways。 Such speeches he makes may lead to violence against Muslims， including him as a matter of fact， but when he says these things， it comes from a good place。 I really feel like this struggle between two identities was best exemplified by this: "Working-class or millionaire， Muslim or ex-Muslim， proud son of migrants or antimigrant， modernizer or traditionalist？ Will the real Karamat Lone please stand up？"In the end， no one wins。 And that's the painful part about this novel。 Whatever happens， bad endings are doomed to happen。 The ending made my heart skip a beat and gave me goosebumps。 Very good writing once more， very tragic。 "Why shouldn't I admit it？ What would you stop at to help the people you love most？ Well， you obviously don't love anyone very much if your love is contingent on them always staying the same。" 。。。more

Julia ，

It’s been a while since I’ve come across a book so gobsmackingly good and utterly unputdownable。 Equal parts tender and devastating， Kamila Shamsie’s ‘Home Fire’ is the story of three adult， orphaned siblings: Isma - the eldest - and her younger twin sister and brother Aneeka and Parvaiz。 A contemporary retelling of Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’， the haunting history of the siblings’ jihadi father confronts them all in this tale that slowly unravels how their painful past continues to grip them in their It’s been a while since I’ve come across a book so gobsmackingly good and utterly unputdownable。 Equal parts tender and devastating， Kamila Shamsie’s ‘Home Fire’ is the story of three adult， orphaned siblings: Isma - the eldest - and her younger twin sister and brother Aneeka and Parvaiz。 A contemporary retelling of Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’， the haunting history of the siblings’ jihadi father confronts them all in this tale that slowly unravels how their painful past continues to grip them in their present， threatening to tear them apart irrevocably。 For a modest sized book it packs a real punch with the themes it confronts; including racism， class， trauma， belonging and love。 A proper page turner that will tear at your own heartstrings， it’s an absolute must-read。 。。。more

María Quiñones ，

Buenisisisimo

Shivangi Goswami ，

4。5 stars。 Wow。 Evocative Prose。

Phredric ，

I really don’t know what to make of this book。 The opening chapter is great。 It gives a lovely sense of Isma， and her release from raising her younger twin siblings。 There a romantic aura to her meetings with Eamonn which is beautifully nuanced。 The rest of the book doesn’t have any such nuance。 Isma tells him of the link between their families， and all hints of romance are extinguished。 But then Eamonn see a photo of Aneeka - the devastatingly gorgeous younger sister - and he visits her in Lond I really don’t know what to make of this book。 The opening chapter is great。 It gives a lovely sense of Isma， and her release from raising her younger twin siblings。 There a romantic aura to her meetings with Eamonn which is beautifully nuanced。 The rest of the book doesn’t have any such nuance。 Isma tells him of the link between their families， and all hints of romance are extinguished。 But then Eamonn see a photo of Aneeka - the devastatingly gorgeous younger sister - and he visits her in London （to deliver M&Ms）。 She excoriates him and then asks him to take her home and they have sex。 A lot of sex， which seemed a little odd。 Then we get a lot on younger brother Parvaiz， who is radicalized by a returning jihadi。 Who irons his hand - with a warm iron so no burn - but who also tortures him quite horrifically。 Parvaiz doesn’t run screaming but actually goes to Turkey to join Isis。 And it’s all lies and brutality and he wants to come home to London。Then Parvaiz dies。 And the book goes full on Antigone。Loved the opening chapter - the book could have used a lot more Isma and a lot less Aneeka。 Weird choice to tell the last section from the POV of Eamon father who at that point is a new POV。 The writing was variable but I liked the basic idea of retelling Antigone in a modern context。 The ending was cheap2 stars 。。。more

Emma Melling ，

I could appreciate this book， even if I didn't necessarily enjoy it very much。 The writing is certainly well crafted and easy to read - you are almost immediately carried away by the story and it's varied cast of characters。 I didn't even realise it was a （lose） retelling of an Ancient Greek play （Antigone） until someone pointed it out to me after I finished it， because the issues it addresses are so relevant and the story is so rooted in contemporary politics。 I certainly think this is an impor I could appreciate this book， even if I didn't necessarily enjoy it very much。 The writing is certainly well crafted and easy to read - you are almost immediately carried away by the story and it's varied cast of characters。 I didn't even realise it was a （lose） retelling of an Ancient Greek play （Antigone） until someone pointed it out to me after I finished it， because the issues it addresses are so relevant and the story is so rooted in contemporary politics。 I certainly think this is an important and sympathetic story about extremism， religion， national identity， family， and prejudice。 The discussion around Britishness and what it means was definitely the most interesting part of the book for me， as I could not really relate to the discussions around religion so found it hard to empathise with some of the characters。 I also think I didn't love this due to personal preference about not liking books told from many different points of view （although I can see why the author did this and it was impactful）。 Overall， I would still recommend it to people as I think everyone should think about and be challenged on these issues， but I won't personally be raving about it。 。。。more

Najla ，

نار الدار！！هل تكون الدار دارا أما مجرد نارا ستشتعل بك بعد قليل。。 هل الأمان في الداخل أم في الخارج؟ عن أزمة الهوية والمعتقدات والحب。النهاية لم تعجبني، وكأنه تم اقتطاعها من النص وتركها مفتوحة فارغة。。

KateOB ，

I’ve read this modern retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone twice， and it is indeed a tragedy。 The description of the radicalisation of Parvaiz felt very realistic and completely heart-breaking。 I felt deep sympathy with all the characters including Karamat: his conversation with the Pakistan High Commissioner was particularly poignant。 If you liked this， I recommend Laurence Wright’s The Looming Tower for more historical context， and Seamus Heaney’s Burial at Thebes: a very readable translati I’ve read this modern retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone twice， and it is indeed a tragedy。 The description of the radicalisation of Parvaiz felt very realistic and completely heart-breaking。 I felt deep sympathy with all the characters including Karamat: his conversation with the Pakistan High Commissioner was particularly poignant。 If you liked this， I recommend Laurence Wright’s The Looming Tower for more historical context， and Seamus Heaney’s Burial at Thebes: a very readable translation of Sophocles’ Antigone， which gave me better insight into Aneeka’s character。 。。。more

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