Home Fire

Home Fire

by Kamila Shamsie

4.02
Literary Fiction
Tragic
Urgent
Thoughtful

A modern retelling of Antigone, this novel explores family loyalty and political extremism in contemporary Britain. Shamsie balances intimate emotion with public consequence. The narrative shifts between perspectives, deepening moral complexity. Love collides with ideology. The story unfolds with tragic inevitability. A powerful examination of belonging and justice.

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