A review by kate66
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie

5.0

Oh my heavens what a book. I read Home Fire earlier in the year but didn't think anything could rival it. This did it. We follow Hiroko from Nagasaki to Delhi then to Pakistan and New York. Her life intertwines with various members of two families who all become caught up in Partition, the Cold War, the fight of the Afghans against the Soviets, 9/11 and all those aftermath. This book is full of love and loss, friendship and fear. Its amazing. The writing is superb. I will, however, need some time before I read another Kamila Shamsie. They take a lot out of you but so worth the pain for the pleasure.