Asghar and Zahra The self Danny Wallace

Danny Wallace

Tender and wise

have been found on every continent except Antarctica

and the illustrations are in full colour for the first time

masterful novel that explores the issues of individuality

Asghar and Zahra The self Danny WallaceSameer Rahim LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE Childhood friends Asghar and Zahra were born into the same British Muslim community in west London. But they grow up into very different people. Asghar is a shy boy nervous of stepping outside his family's comfort zone, while Zahra is an ambitious woman who has just finished her degree at Cambridge. The novel opens on their wedding day as friends and family wonder what could possibly have brought