Kamila Shamsie

3 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery

Kamila Shamsie FRSL is a Pakistani and British writer and novelist who is best known for her award-winning novel Home Fire (2017). Named on Granta magazine's list of 20 best young British writers, Shamsie has been described by The New Indian Express as "a novelist to reckon with and to look forward to." She also writes for publications including The Guardian, New Statesman, Index on Censorship and Prospect, and broadcasts on radio.

Books by Kamila Shamsie

3 books available

Home Fire
Kamila Shamsie
4.1 (43k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
Two British Muslim sisters face devastating choices about love and loyalty after their brother joins ISIS and the son of a powerful politician enters their lives, linking two families forever.
Burnt Shadows
Kamila Shamsie
3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
After the Nagasaki bombing, a woman's life unfolds through love, betrayal, and the lasting marks of history, linking families across continents and generations through 20th-century upheavals.
Broken Verses
Kamila Shamsie
3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In a Karachi simmering with political ghosts, a drifting daughter deciphers her vanished activist mother's secret letters, hoping they will lead her not just to a mystery's end, but to the heart of the woman who always left her behind.