Daughters of Smoke and Fire
A Novel

I love when fiction exposes me to cultures I know little about. In the week of Mahsa “Jina” Amini’s death I wanted to know more about Kurdish, culture and Iran and the lives of women there. Daughters of Smoke and Fire did not disappoint. This novel is beautifully written, intelligent, and powerful.......more

Assimilate or Annihilate. This was the plight of the Kurdish people. This story takes place in Iran and is the story of Leila, a young girl, who desperately wants to attend university in a society and culture that suppresses women, suppresses Kurds. A double edged sword. But when her brother goes mis......more

Thank you Abrams Books for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review! Unforgettable is one way to put this novel. WOW. I learned so much about the devastating history of the Kurdish people. The stereotyping, the loss of their own history, language and customs was just absolutely devastating to r......more

I got the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Daughters of Smoke and Fire. I read this book faster than I have ready any book in a long time. Every time I picked up this book, I was in the story. Every emotion felt, flower smelled, and hug shared, I was experiencing. Every sorrow, heart break, a......more

I feel honoured to have read the first book to be published in English by a female Kurdish writer; it is a powerful fact meets fiction narrative showing the everyday lives of Kurds, their struggles and their continued persecution. This is a politicised coming-of-age tale destined to shatter your hea......more