The Family Tree by Sairish Hussain

Your roots can always lead you home...

Amjad cradles his baby daughter in the middle of the night. He has no time to mourn his wife’s death. Saahil and Zahra, his two small children, are relying on him. Amjad vows to love and
protect them always.

Years later, Saahil and his best friend, Ehsan, have finished university and are celebrating with friends. But when the night turns dangerous, its devastating effects will ripple through the years to come.

Zahra is now her father’s only source of comfort. Life has taken her small

family in different directions – will they ever find their way back to each other?

The Family Tree is the moving story of a British Muslim family full of love, laughter and resilience as well as all the faults, mistakes and stubborn loyalties which make us human.

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Sairish Hussain is a Bradford based author and Lecturer in Creative Writing. She studied English at the University of Huddersfield and progressed on to a Master’s degree after being awarded the university's Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. Sairish completed her PhD in 2019 and her debut novel, The Family Tree, was published by Harper Collins the following year. It was shortlisted for both the Costa First Novel Award and The Diverse Book Awards, and longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award. Sairish is now writing her second book.

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