The Inside City by Anita Mir
Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2020 As India hurtles towards Partition, in Lahore's ancient inside city, Amrau Dar is not thinking about politics. She is waiting for a prediction about her son, Awais, to come true. Awais discovers not a secret garden but a secret city and his beloved sister, Maryam, discovers the world of maths. Fearing that the prediction has gone wrong, Amrau takes a series of decisions that will change all their lives. * 'The Inside City is a bold and vivid evocation of times and places on the fringes of our memories; a multi-patterned screen that reveals, through the secrets, mysteries, loves and tragedies of a multitude of characters, the inner life of a nation. A compelling and hugely entertaining debut.' – Aamer Hussein, author of Another Gulmohar Tree 'Brimming with compassion' – Mohammed Hanif, author of A Case of Exploding MangoesAnita Mir was born in Lahore, Pakistan, spent her childhood in County Durham and Wales, then moved back to Lahore. There, she worked as a journalist and, later, in the development field. She now lives in London. She is a playwright and an academic. This is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789650082 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789650089 |
| Title | The Inside City |
| Author | Anita Mir |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Unbound |
| Year published | 2019-03-21 |
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