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Monday, October 26, 2009 9:10 am
Great Group Reads: Burnt Shadows
Posted by: Mary Ellen

97803125518722Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie is one of the Great Group Reads selected by the Women’s National Book Association Reading Group Month committee. This is a multigenerational novel with global dimensions–written by a Pakistani author, it traces the intertwined history of two families beginning in Nagasaki in 1945 and ending in Afghanistan post 9/11.  The book was an Orange Prize finalist. Conversation Starters can be found at Reading Group Choices.


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