A new novel from the author of "A Golden Age", who has moved to Canongate. Follows a family in Bangladesh, who, having fought in the brutal war of independence, must now face the challenges of peace. Maya returns to her village 8 years on, to find a different world and to feel estranged from her old friends and family. Anam writes for the "Guardian" and "New Statesman", and this is based on her own family's history.