Uprising

AN ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION FINALIST 2026A 2026 BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN'A miracle' SALMAN RUSHDIE'Extraordinary . . . A page-turner as well as a perfectly crafted work of art' Harper's Bazaar'Captivating, gripped me from the first page' ELIF SHAFAK'Profound . . . Anam's best work yet' Financial Times'Part holy legend, part undeniable, illuminating prophecy of how we will overcome' V.V. GANESHANANTHAN On an island slowly disappearing beneath the sea, the daughters of a brothel grow up watching their mothers trapped in a cycle of violence and oppression. When a young, educated woman from the city arrives and refuses to yield, she ignites a rebellion that shatters generations of servitude, one which asks the women to imagine a different life - and to risk everything for the chance to be free.