Hidden Fires

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Praise for Sairish Hussains The Family Tree

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS
LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
WINNER OF CALIBRE AUDIOS HIDDEN GEM AWARD
The stunning new literary novel from critically acclaimed author Sairish Hussain, selected as one of The Women's Prize and Good Housekeeping Futures 10 finalists one of the most promising emerging female writers of today.

This is the story of three family members grandfather Yusuf, father Hassan and daughter Rubi and the ties that bind them, interspersed with Yusuf's memory of events taking place during the Partition of India in 1947. By turns powerfully emotional, tender and inspiring, this is a beautiful portrayal of family, grief and loss.

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Sairish Hussain was born and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She studied English Language and Literature at the University of Huddersfield and progressed onto an MA in Creative Writing. Sairish completed her PhD in 2019 after being awarded the university's Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. The Family Tree is her debut novel and she is now writing her second book.