**The standout new novel by acclaimed author Ayisha Malik - perfect for fans of _The Casual Vacancy_ , _The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry_ and _Middle England_.** _Everyone has a place they call home. But who gets to decide where you belong?_ For years Bilal Hasham and his wife Mariam have l
This Green and Pleasant Land
โ Scribed by Ayisha Malik
- Publisher
- Bonnier Publishing Fiction;Zaffre
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
The standout new novel by acclaimed author Ayisha Malik - perfect for fans of The Casual Vacancy , The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Middle England.
Everyone has a place they call home. But who gets to decide where you belong?
For years Bilal Hasham and his wife Mariam have lived contented, quiet lives in the sleepy rural village of Babbel's End. Now all that is about to change.
On her deathbed, Bilal's mother reaches for his hand. Instead of whispering her final prayers, she gives him a task: build a mosque in his country village.
Mariam is horrified by Bilal's plan. His friends and neighbours are unnerved. As outrage sweeps Babbel's End, battle lines are drawn. His mother's dying wish reveals deeper divisions in their village than Bilal had ever imagined.
Soon Bilal is forced to choose between community and identity, between faith and friendship, between honouring his beloved mother's last wish and preserving what is held...
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