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This Green and Pleasant Land Winner of The Diverse Book Awards 2020 by Ayisha Malik [Ayisha Malik] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The standout new novel by acclaimed author Ayisha Malik - perfect for fans of The Casual Vacancy, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Middle England.Everyone has a place they call home. But who gets to decide where you belong?For years Bilal Hasham and his wife Mariam have lived contented, quiet lives in the sleepy rural village of Babbel's End. Now all that is about to change.On her deathbed, Bilal's mother reaches for his hand. Instead of whispering her final prayers, she gives him a task: build a mosque in his country village.Mariam is horrified by Bilal's plan. His friends and neighbours are unnerved. As outrage sweeps Babbel's End, battle lines are drawn. His mother's dying wish reveals deeper divisions in their village than Bilal had ever imagined.Soon Bilal is forced to choose between community and identity, between faith and friendship, between honouring his beloved mother's last wish and preserving what is held...

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Author

Ayisha Malik [Ayisha Malik]

Publisher

Bonnier Publishing Fiction;Zaffre

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781785767531

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (322 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14