The Prayer Rug

A talismanic prayer rug subtly weaves together the lives of a unique cast of characters in this magic realist novel, which traverses space and time, culture and era, where nothing is quite as it seems. In twenty-first century London Howra is on a quest to weave together the dark and broken strands of her past. Giles, a university professor, is - unknowingly - her closest ally, but his professional research becomes intertwined with a past he refuses to confront. An unnamed prisoner in solitary co