Hashim & Family

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Shahnaz Ahsan (author)

Hardback Published on: 02/04/2020

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Synopsis

An Observer Best Book of 2020

'A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship' Guardian

It is New Year's Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride, Munira, to seek his fortune in England. His cousin and only friend, Rofikul, introduces Hashim to life in Manchester - including Rofikul's girlfriend, Helen. When Munira arrives, the group must learn what it is to be a family.

Over the next twenty years, they make their way in the new country - putting down roots and building a home. But when war breaks out in East Pakistan, the struggle for liberation and the emergence of Bangladesh raises questions about identity, belonging and loyalty.

Hashim & Family is a story of family ties, of migration and of a connection to home, and is the debut of an extraordinary new talent.

Publisher: John Murray Press
ISBN: 9781473665224
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 620g
Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 40 mm

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A new writer to look out for in the future.

A story of immigration in the 1960s - Hashim comes over from East Pakistan to create a new life in the UK; he starts off in Manchester with his cousin Rofi... READ MORE

Lucy Williams

Insightful and honest

An insightful and eye opening read on joining the UK in the 60s as a Bangladeshi family (at that time Pakistan) the culture shock, racism, different belief... READ MORE

Tara Keating

If you loved Andrea Levy’s wonderful Small Island or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s brilliant Half of a Yellow Sun, you will enjoy Hashim & Family

Hashim & Family by Shahnaz Ahsan is a great book. For me books that are rooted in the context of their time and place always have a special pull. Hashim &... READ MORE

Geraldine Healy

A Story Of Immigration In The 1960'S

Set in 1960 in Manchester the book covers a couple of decades and generations of a family. Hashim leaves East Pakistan to live in Manchester. His plan is t... READ MORE

Louise Wilson

meticulous

"He had no intention of staying in England more than five years. Enough time to make money, send it back home, have a house built there and live comfortabl... READ MORE

Charlotte Hanks

Insightful and memorable.

'Hashim & Family' is an educational and emotional journey back in time to Britain and Pakistan during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It explores the reasons f... READ MORE

Jane Hunt

Love this book

An interesting insight to the experiences of immigrant families. Well written and difficult to put down. Looking forward to the sequel

Tricia

Hashim & Family

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