Book giveaway: A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie

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We're giving away 50 copies of A God in Every Stone, the stunning new novel from Kamila Shamsie. Named a Granta Best of Young British author, her most recent book Burnt Shadows was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Set across India, France, England and Turkey, the story carries you across the globe, into the heart of empires fallen and conquered. Kamila's compelling work of historical fiction deals with love, friendship, injustice and betrayal to remind us that so much of what is lost will never be forgotten.

Find out more, download an extract and apply for a free copy now, we will post on the thread once all the copies have gone. Please come back to this thread and let us know what you think, or post a review.

This book giveaway is sponsored by Bloomsbury Publishing.

Sorry to disagree with so many people but I really enjoyed this book - and did not really notice the lack of punctuation marks! I found the background to the story really interesting and unusual with its mix of British colonial rule in India, the 2nd World War, archaeology and even mention of the Persian empire. I found it difficult to put down (my comments have only been delayed because my daughter pinched it to read before me!) and enjoyed the mix of personal and political. I found the description and interplay of the Indian and Pashtun characters (with their loyalty to each other) fascinating. The only character I found difficult to understand was Vivian whose speech I found rather odd and stlted and she never came alive to me. But I liked this book because it was so different!