From the twice Bookershortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West a story of love loss and rediscovery in a time of unsettling changeOne morning Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark his reflection a stranger to him At first he tells only Oona an old friend newly a loverSoon reports of similar occurrences surface across the land Some see in the transformations the longdreaded overturning of an established order to be resisted to a bitter end In many like Anderss father and Oonas mother a sense of profound loss wars with profound loveAs the bond between Anders and Oona deepens change takes on a different shading a chance to see one another face to face anewA transformative tale compellingly readable and strangely musical GuardianWith this bighearted novel of ideas Mohsin Hamid confronts challenging truths with insight wisdom and above all else limitless compassion Tayari Jones An American Marriage
