The Family Tree (Sairish Hussain)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS
LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
WINNER OF CALIBRE AUDIO'S 'HIDDEN GEM' AWARD
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'Poignantly paints the extraordinary in ordinary lives'THE SUNDAY POST
'An engrossing and moving story' CLARE CHAMBERS, author of Small Pleasures
'An evocative portrayal of love and family' AYISHA MALIK
'Invites you in, not as a stranger but as a family friend' KATIE FFORDE
'A masterclass in representation and brilliant writing' ZEBA TALKHANI, author of My Past is a Foreign Country
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Sairish Hussain was born and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She studied English Language and Literature at the University of Huddersfield and progressed onto an MA in Creative Writing. Sairish completed her PhD in 2019 after being awarded the university's Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. The Family Tree is her debut novel and she is now writing her second book.