The God of Small Things
‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’
‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’
‘Beautifully written’DAILY MAIL
‘Heady, sensually described, deeply felt’GUARDIAN
‘A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar’THE STATESMAN
‘Riotously audacious and entertaining – cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel’ KAMILA SHAMSIE
‘Beautifully written’DAILY MAIL
‘Heady, sensually described, deeply felt’GUARDIAN
‘A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar’THE STATESMAN
‘Riotously audacious and entertaining – cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel’ KAMILA SHAMSIE
‘ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE’ NOAM CHOMSKY
In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off.
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER
ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS
‘One of the best memoirs I’ve read in years’ SATHNAM SANGHERA
‘Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal … One can’t help but be moved by this story of upheaval and transformation’ SADIQ KHAN
THE AWARD-WINNING MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLER
WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025
A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025
‘Enormously entertaining’THE TIMES
‘As funny as it is moving’GUARDIAN
‘A joy of a debut’ DAVID MITCHELL
‘Magnificent’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO
A stunning debut novel following five women from three generations of a once eminent Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025
‘Enormously entertaining’THE TIMES
‘As funny as it is moving’GUARDIAN
‘A joy of a debut’ DAVID MITCHELL
‘Magnificent’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO
A stunning debut novel following five women from three generations of a once eminent Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2025
‘Enormously entertaining’THE TIMES
‘Unputdownable’ HARPER’S BAZAAR
‘Funny, sharp and insightful … a triumph’ LAUREN LAVERNE
‘Magnificent’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO
‘Powerful, capacious and profound’ OCEAN VUONG
‘A book you won’t soon forget’ ILYA KAMINSKY
‘Astonishing’ TERRANCE HAYES
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
‘Powerful, capacious and profound’ OCEAN VUONG
‘A book you won’t soonforget’ ILYA KAMINSKY
‘Astonishing’ TERRANCE HAYES
‘Powerful, capacious and profound’ OCEAN VUONG
‘A book you won’t soon forget’ ILYA KAMINSKY
‘Astonishing’ TERRANCE HAYES
‘Powerful, capacious and profound’ OCEAN VUONG
‘A book you won’t soon forget’ ILYA KAMINSKY
‘Astonishing’ TERRANCE HAYES
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION
WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025
A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK
‘INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE’ NOAM CHOMSKY
The final work from foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, picking up the story in the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off, starting with the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in 2005.
THE AWARD-WINNING MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLER
WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025
A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK