Enter Ghost
ISBN: 9781529919998
Author : Isabella Hammad
Published: 2024
Publisher: Vintage
Number of pages: 336
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 198×129
Author : Isabella Hammad
Published: 2024
Publisher: Vintage
Number of pages: 336
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 198×129
Description
A woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine. ‘A novel to savour’SUNDAY TIMES‘A vital storyteller’ ALI SMITHAfter years away from her family’s homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. On her arrival, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile, both bone-deep and new.When Sonia meets the charismatic Mariam, a local director, she joins a production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Soon, Sonia is rehearsing with a dedicated, if competitive, group of men – yet as opening night draws closer, it becomes clear just how many obstacles stand before the troupe. Amidst it all, the life she once knew starts to give way to the exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.‘Captivating…deeply moving’HARPER’S BAZAAR‘Powerful… Hammad is a pretty flawless writer’THE TIMESA GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST* A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST AND VULTURE *
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