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Kamila Shamsie's Best of Friends is an affecting novel of friendship, power and ethics

Best of Friends, the latest novel from Women’s Prize-winner Kamila Shamsie, explores complexities of power and ethics within an enduring female friendship. Focused on two central characters, Zahra and Maryam, the novel considers questions of integrity, loyalty, and platonic love.

The Conversation

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Best Of Friends by Kamila Shamsie and A Sliver Of Darkness by C. J. Tudor.

The Independent UK

Kamila Shamsie: ‘The government’s anti-migrant position is outflanking that of the public’

A pivotal moment from her own past forms the engine for Kamila Shamsie’s first novel since winning the Women’s Prize in 2017. She talks to Claire Allfree about ‘Best of Friends’, the dangers faced by young women, and her fears about applying for British citizenship

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Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie review – anatomy of a friendship

Shamsie’s latest novel deftly follows a friendship forged in a Pakistan school over 30 years, but where is the tension?

The Guardian - UK

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie review – Karachi to London

A friendship is charted from girlhood to middle age, in this admirably thorny novel of postcolonial adolescence and contemporary politics

The Guardian - UK

American Fever by Dur e Aziz Amna review – a subversive debut

A spiky teenage heroine from Pakistan brings a fresh perspective to the coming-of-age, coming-to-America novel

The Guardian - UK

Seven big-hitter books for autumn 2022, from Maggie O’Farrell to Cormac McCarthy

It’s going to be a vintage autumn for fiction, with new novels from some of our finest writers. Here’s our essential guide

The Guardian - UK

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Afghan refugees struggle to adjust to life in the US

One year since the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, families who have been resettled face myriad challenges.

Al Jazeera

A year of struggle as an Afghan family builds a new life in California

Najib Mohammadi had high hopes for his life in the United States when he, his pregnant wife Susan and two small children left Afghanistan in July 2021.

Reuters

Afghans in US immigration limbo watch Ukrainians breeze through

Thousands of at-risk Afghans continue to wait for their humanitarian parole and visa applications to progress.

Al Jazeera

Her family fled life as Hazara refugees in Iran. Now she's excelling as a Brisbane school captain

Back in Iran, people couldn't understand why Mohammad Ali Ahmadi was working so hard to give his daughters a future. Now in Australia, Fahima Ahmadi is proving that his efforts were worth it.

ABC News

‘What are our lives for?’: a philosopher answers kids’ existential questions

What happens when Plato mixes with playtime? Philosopher Scott Hershovitz answers the questions that confound children and adults alike

The Guardian - UK

The glorious greasy spoon right by Chorlton tram stop that sells some of Manchester's best home cooking

Hundreds pass the Metro Cafe every day, but there's joyous food within

Manchester Evening News

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