{"product_id":"playing-games-1","title":"Playing Games","description":"\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305815351678,"sku":"NW9781529368741","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529368741.jpg?v=1778518440","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/playing-games-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}