{"product_id":"playing-games","title":"Playing Games","description":"The remarkable debut novel from critically acclaimed writer Huma Qureshi: an engrossing story of art and sisterhood, family, marriage and betrayal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Poignant and impressionistic . . . highly readable and relatable'' Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A gem of a novel'' i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A beautifully written debut'' Red\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''Warm and moving . . . Playing Games thoughtfully and elegantly considers what it means to be a sister, a mother and a writer'' Chloë Ashby, author of Wet Paint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A riveting and evocative tale of two sisters navigating love, loss and desires'' Zeba Talkhani, author of My Past is a Foreign Country\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Reading Qureshi''s crystal prose is a rare pleasure. I found Playing Games unputdownable'' Molly Aitken, author of The Island Child","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58574708310351,"sku":"9781529368765","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/playing-games","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}