{"product_id":"9781529356038-return-of-faraz-ali","title":"The Return of Faraz Ali","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding debut set in Pakistan during the political upheavals of the late '60s - a propulsive tale of family, secrets and survival in a caste-ridden, patriarchal society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WRITERS' GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN BEST FIRST NOVEL  AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BOWKER VOLCANO AND  MCKITTERICK PRIZES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning debut novel' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamila Shamsie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An impressive, gripping debut'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich and deeply moving . marvellous' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYaa Gyasi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePakistan, 1968. As riots erupt in the streets of Lahore, Inspector Faraz Ali returns to his birthplace, the red-light district in the walled inner city. Wrested from it as a child by his powerful father to be raised by a respectable family, Faraz has hidden his roots ever since. Now his father has sent him back: to cover up the murder of a young courtesan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt should be a simple task, but for once Faraz finds himself unable to obey orders - nor can he resist searching for the mother and sister he left behind. Chasing after answers that risk shattering his precariously constructed existence, Faraz is unaware that his sister also faces a return to the old city, and to the life she\u003cbr\u003ethought she had escaped.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping read that does not let you go, even after the end' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaaza Mengiste\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e Stunning . fully human, fully engaged with what makes us human'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40683435098209,"sku":"9781529356038","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28522252.jpg?v=1722676896","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529356038-return-of-faraz-ali","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}