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But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions  can't keep them out of harm's way...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the wilds of  Afghanistan to the heart of the family left behind - their blind father  haunted for years by the death of his wife, by the mistakes he may have  made in the name of Islam and nationhood, Jeo's steadfast wife and her  superstitious mother - Aslam's prose takes us on an extraordinary  journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291345105269,"sku":"9780571287949","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571287949_4b3c943e-f875-4f76-a2e5-0d7e4dd6f334.jpg?v=1786014527"},{"product_id":"9780571330751","title":"The Golden Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor weeks, someone has been broadcasting people’s secrets from the minarets of the city’s mosques, striking fear into the hearts of Christians and Muslims alike. Then when shots ring out on the Grand Trunk Road, and Nargis’s husband, Massud, a fellow architect, is caught in the crossfire, she is unable to confess to him her greatest secret before he dies. But as the anonymous broadcasts continue, is it merely a matter of time before her past is exposed? \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and luminous story of corruption, resilience and the hope that only love and the human spirit can offer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291439706485,"sku":"9780571330751","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571330751_b3ec8987-2917-4578-8f89-fd11a251266e.jpg?v=1786015012"},{"product_id":"9780571313297","title":"Maps for Lost Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Kiriyama Prize and the Encore Award, and shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn an unnamed English town, Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community and then, on a snow-covered January morning, Chanda's brothers are arrested for murder. Telling the story of the next twelve months, \u003ci\u003eMaps for Lost Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291834691957,"sku":"9780571313297","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571313297_3745ea70-e5c7-4f81-9ddf-c5af28f5827a.jpg?v=1786014735"},{"product_id":"9780571313303","title":"Season of the Rainbirds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe highly acclaimed and Betty Trask Award winning debut from the author of \u003ci\u003eMaps for Lost Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sack of letters lost in a train crash nineteen years previously has mysteriously reappeared, and the inhabitants of a small town in Pakistan are waiting anxiously to see what long buried secrets will come to light. Could the letters have any bearing on Judge Anwar's murder?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of the most exquisite fictional debuts of recent years, Nadeem Aslam creates an exotic and timeless world, but one whose traditional rituals of everyday life are played out against an ominous backdrop of faraway civil wars, assassinations, changing regimes, and religious tensions. \u003cbr\u003e'Vivid and poignant.' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Poised and troubling.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A real treat.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most impressive first novels of recent years.' 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But like Marcus's wife, Zameen is dead; a victim of the age in which she was born. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the days that follow, further people arrive at the house: two Americans who have spent much of their adult lives in the area; a young Afghan teacher; and a radicalised young man intent on his own path. And Nadeem Aslam paints a moving, beautiful and powerful portrait of a land and a people torn apart through love and war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481404711285,"sku":"9780571238804","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571238804.jpg?v=1786089664"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-nadeem-aslam.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}