{"product_id":"playing-games-9781529368741","title":"Playing Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHuma Qureshi's gorgeous first novel: a tender and intimate story of two sisters caught up in the joys and pains of art and  family\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable debut novel from critically acclaimed writer Huma Qureshi: an engrossing story of art and sisterhood, family, marriage and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Poignant and impressionistic . . . highly readable and relatable' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gem of a novel' \u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully written debut' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHana has a perfect job, a perfect home, a perfect marriage. It is her younger sister Mira who is a mess. But Hana wants children and her husband is hesitating, and perhaps her control is slipping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMira dreams of a creative life but she's stuck working at a local café. She hates her flatmate and Hana's dismissal of her writing but she can't find the right inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night, a fight between Hana and her husband sparks something in Mira: the words ring in her head and she starts typing. But what can you borrow from your sister? And what can be forgiven?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warm and moving . . . \u003ci\u003ePlaying Games \u003c\/i\u003ethoughtfully and elegantly considers what it means to be a sister, a mother and a writer' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloë Ashby, author of \u003ci\u003eWet Paint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting and evocative tale of two sisters navigating love, loss and desires' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eZeba Talkhani, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Past is a Foreign Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eReading Qureshi's crystal prose is a rare pleasure. I found \u003ci\u003ePlaying Games \u003c\/i\u003eunputdownable' Molly Aitken, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 434g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 222 x 143 x 27 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529368741\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Huma Qureshi","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44761475055866,"sku":"9781529368741","price":12.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1699614716001_book.jpg?v=1699779268","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/playing-games-9781529368741","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}