Somewhere, Home by Nada Awar Jarrar

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Somewhere, Home by Nada Awar Jarrar

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This remarkable novel, winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, tells the story of three women, each of them far from where they came, all of whom are still searching for somewhere that can be called home.

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Somewhere, Home by Nada Awar Jarrar

This remarkable novel, winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, tells the story of three women, each of them far from where they came, all of whom are still searching for somewhere that can be called home.

' A picture of lyrical simplicity … her style is subtle and leaves the reader with an urge to find out more about the places and people she has created' Observer

‘There is gentle humour to be found in its characterisation; you will feel that Jarrar knows these people well’ Daily Telegraph

‘In an age of dislocation Somewhere, Home lights up the lost road to ourselves and the home place of the heart’ Brian Keenan

‘A novel of sensationsThe evocative prose captures the heady tastes, swirling sounds and smells of Beirut and Mount Lebanon’ Big Issue

Nada Awar Jarrar was born in Lebanon to an Australian mother and Lebanese father. She now lives in Beirut with her husband and daughter.

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ISBN 13 9780007221943
ISBN 10 0007221940
Title Somewhere, Home
Author Nada Awar Jarrar
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2011-03-03
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.