** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **
ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026
A Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today, Waterstones and Daunts
‘A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian’ PETER FRANKOPAN
‘Beautifully written’DAILY MAIL
‘Heady, sensually described, deeply felt’GUARDIAN
‘A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar’THE STATESMAN
‘Riotously audacious and entertaining – cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel’ KAMILA SHAMSIE
‘Beautifully written’DAILY MAIL
‘Heady, sensually described, deeply felt’GUARDIAN
‘A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar’THE STATESMAN
‘Riotously audacious and entertaining – cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel’ KAMILA SHAMSIE
‘A gripping story of family betrayal, full of passion and anger … moving and memorable’ Rose Tremain
‘Harrowing, poignant and ambitious … a definite for book clubs’ Nina Bhadreshwar
‘Riotously audacious and entertaining – cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel’ KAMILA SHAMSIE
‘A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar’THE STATESMAN
‘A wild romp that ends with the scent of river water in your nose and the breath of a flute in your ears’INDIA TODAY
** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **
ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026
A Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today, Waterstones and Daunts
‘A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian’ PETER FRANKOPAN
** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **
ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST 2026
A Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today, Waterstones and Daunts
‘A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian’ PETER FRANKOPAN
‘A gripping story of family betrayal, full of passion and anger … moving and memorable’ Rose Tremain
‘Harrowing, poignant and ambitious … a definite for book clubs’ Nina Bhadreshwar
‘A gripping story of family betrayal, full of passion and anger … moving and memorable’ Rose Tremain
‘Harrowing, poignant and ambitious … a definite for book clubs’ Nina Bhadreshwar
A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE
A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once thriving democracy, exposing an arsenal of lethal weapons, some wielded on the streets, others in the courts and press’ NAOMI KLEIN
‘Essential reading’ YANIS VAROUFAKIS
