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Isma was prepared for the interrogation of a missed flight, but not for the humiliation. Read by Lisa Zahra and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Isma was going to miss her flight.

She had expected the interrogation, had practised for it, but not the hours of waiting beforehand, or the humiliation.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Fire is about identity, conflicting loyalties, love and politics: a book for our times.

Isma and Aneeka must keep a secret about their younger brother for their own protection and his.

This breathtakingly topical, powerful thriller by Kamila Shamsie won the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction and was Book of the Year for all the major UK Newspapers.

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Lisa Zahra and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 2019.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 Nov 2022 01:00

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  • Sun 7 Apr 2019 14:30
  • Mon 8 Apr 2019 02:30
  • Sun 13 Nov 2022 13:00
  • Mon 14 Nov 2022 01:00