Home fire. Shamsi K.

After the death of her mother and grandmother, care for her brother and sister fell on the shoulders of the eldest Isma. She pushed her dreams aside, forgot about her ambitions and devoted herself to Anika and Parviz. And so they grew up, and each went their own way. Isma is free and ready to return to a university career. But the concern for his brother and sister did not disappear. Anika is eager and too beautiful. And Parviz chose a dark path - he disappeared in the Middle East, in the hope of understanding their father -jihadist. Before Isma, Anika, Parviz and other heroes of the novel, the most difficult choice will arise, from which they cannot leave. What is stronger: blood ties or bonds of love? What is more important: mercy or fidelity to the law? Kamila Shamsi’s novel is a modern version of Sophocles's Antigons. An ancient tragedy unfolds in the scenery of our days, but the power of human feelings has not weakened since Sophocus. In 2017, the book was nominated for the Booker Award, and in 2018 I received the Women's Prize prize for a work of art. A good novelist erodes the border between his heroes and the reader. Camila Shamsi is a rare writer, she makes you completely forget about the existence of such a border. Rabikh Alamedin "Home Fire" left me in shock and admiration. This is a mandatory reading for prime ministers and presidents around the world.