<p><b>_______________</b><br><br><b>WINNER OF THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION </b><br><b>WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE<br><br>A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE <i>GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDAND</i> AND <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br><b>_______________</b><br><b><br>¿The book for our times¿ </b>- Judges of the Women¿s Prize<br><br><b>''Elegant and evocative ... A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world'' </b>- <i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>''Builds to one of the most memorable final scenes I¿ve read in a novel this century'' </b><i>- New York Times</i><br><b>_______________</b><br><br>Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother¿s death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. But she can¿t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London ¿ or their brother, Parvaiz, who¿s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream: to prove