Rating: 4.50 (1 ratings)
First published 2018
Isma finally escapes to America after years caring for her younger siblings following their mother's death. She accepts her mentor's invitation to pursue long-delayed dreams, but worry consumes her. Back in London, her headstrong sister Aneeka navigates her own path while their brother Parvaiz vanishes, chasing validation from their dead jihadist father's shadow. When Parvaiz reappears halfway across the world, Isma's darkest suspicions prove correct. Eamonn, son of a prominent politician, enters the sisters' world carrying his own family burdens. He represents possibility for love, perhaps salvation for Parvaiz, but his presence binds two families together in ways that will destroy them. The siblings must choose between protecting each other and honoring competing loyalties. Their decisions will demand impossible sacrifices and force them to discover what they will surrender for love.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, political-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: America, London
Period: 21st-century
Paperback
Content warnings: violence