

The Halfways
Author: Nilopar Uddin
Narrator: Emma Kaler
Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HQ
Published: 07/21/2022
Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Cultural Fiction, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction, Women
Author: Nilopar Uddin
Narrator: Emma Kaler
Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HQ
Published: 07/21/2022
Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Cultural Fiction, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction, Women
“Can a brown person be English? Why is it that they allow us the Brit bit but not the English? BritishBangladeshi. Never English-Bangladeshi, never Welsh-Bengali. .. ‘I feel like the language works to exclude us” My thanks to HQ for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Halfways’ by Nilopar Uddin. The first t......more
When their father, Shamsur dies suddenly, sisters Nassrin and Sabrina return home to Wales to be with their mother and reluctantly step back into the stifling traditional ways, creating a clash of culture as old meets new. The tension rises when Shamsur’s will is read and the revelation of a long-h......more
I became interested in this book because of its stunning cover and intriguing synopsis. Can a family that has been spread out around the world come together after the sudden passing of their father, when secrets are disclosed, and go on? The story is about two sisters, Nasrin and Sabrina, who have a......more
Praise for ‘I loved this sweeping family drama. Moving and unforgettable’ ‘This novel is an absolute beauty, and already one of my favourites for 2022. Nilopar Uddin’s writing is entrancing, her characterisation, brilliant. In , she has quite genuinely taken my breath away’