Hashim & Family

It is New Year's Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride, Munira, to seek his fortune in England. His cousin and only friend, Rofikul, introduces Hashim to life in Manchester - including Rofikul's girlfriend, Helen. When Munira arrives, the group must learn what it is to be a family.

Ten years later, war breaks out in East Pakistan. The struggle for liberation and the emergence of Bangladesh affects the family in ways they could never had foreseen.

Spanning twenty years and two countries, HASHIM & FAMILY is the story of migration and belonging, and the bond of kinship, and is the debut of an extraordinary new talent.

“A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight - StylistA riveting debut inspired by the writer's personal immigrant experience. This is the story of two cousins who arrive in the UK from East Pakistan in the '60s. An exquisite epic about the ties each of us share with our family and homeland - BookriotA likeable celebration of female friendship as well as the often unsung heroism of migrant experiences - Sunday Times CultureShahnaz Ahsan recalls how shopping and cooking with her Bengali family in Manchester shaped her life and her debut novel - Observer Food MonthlyA story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship - GuardianAhsan's biggest triumph is that her characters feel innately Bangladeshi . . . Her flowing prose is impressive with an ease and smoothness to it - Daily Star”

A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight - Stylist

A riveting debut inspired by the writer's personal immigrant experience. This is the story of two cousins who arrive in the UK from East Pakistan in the '60s. An exquisite epic about the ties each of us share with our family and homeland - Bookriot

A likeable celebration of female friendship as well as the often unsung heroism of migrant experiences - Sunday Times Culture

Shahnaz Ahsan recalls how shopping and cooking with her Bengali family in Manchester shaped her life and her debut novel - Observer Food Monthly

A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship - Guardian

Shahnaz Ahsan was born and raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and is of Bangladeshi heritage.

An award-winning writer of short stories, she holds degrees from the University of Oxford, the University of Bradford and the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Thouron Award scholar.

She has lived in London, Philadelphia and Addis Ababa, but her flattened northern vowels remain victorious.

It is New Year's Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride, Munira, to seek his fortune in England. His cousin and only friend, Rofikul, introduces Hashim to life in Manchester - including Rofikul's girlfriend, Helen. When Munira arrives, the group must learn what it is to be a family.Ten years later, war breaks out in East Pakistan. The struggle for liberation and the emergence of Bangladesh affects the family in ways they could never had foreseen.Spanning twenty years and two countries, Hashim & Family is the story of migration and belonging, and the bond of kinship, and is the debut of an extraordinary new talent.

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