<p><b>The international bestseller, l</b><b>onglisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2021. </b><b>Fernando Aramburu's </b><i><b>Homeland</b></i><b> is a</b><b>n epic and heartbreaking story of two best friends whose families are divided by the conflicting loyalties of terrorism.</b><br><br><b>‘It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that was so persuasive and moving’ – </b><b>Mario Vargas Llosa</b><b>, author of </b><b><i>Time of the Hero.</i></b><br><br>The Basque Country, Spain, 2011.<br><br>Miren and Bittori have lived side by side in a small Basque town all their lives. Their husbands play cards together, their children play and eventually go out drinking together. The terrorist threat posed by ETA seems to affect them little.<br><br>When Bittori&#82