{"product_id":"the-miraculous-true-history-of-nomi-ali-paperback-1","title":"The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUzma Aslam Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical, gripping homage to those omitted from the collective memory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNomi and Zee are Local Borns--their father a convict condemned by the British to the Andaman Islands, their mother shipped off with him. When war descends upon this overlooked outpost of Empire, the British are forced out and the Japanese move in. The islands--and the seas surrounding them--become a battlefield, resulting in tragedy for some and a brittle kind of freedom for others, who find themselves increasingly entangled in a mesh of alliances and betrayals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbitiously imagined and hauntingly alive,  Uzma Aslam Khanwrites into being the interwoven stories of people caught in the vortex of colonial collision, powerless save for their own bravery and empathy. \u003cem\u003eThe Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic telling of a largely forgottenchapter in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUzma Aslam Khan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of five novels translated worldwide to critical acclaim. These include \u003cem\u003eTrespassing\u003c\/em\u003e, recipient of a Commonwealth Prize nomination in 2003; \u003cem\u003eThe Geometry of God\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e' Best Book of 2009; \u003cem\u003eThinner Than Skin\u003c\/em\u003e, nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize and DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and winner of the French Embassy Prize for Best Fiction at the Karachi Literature Festival 2014. Khan's fifth novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Karachi Literature Festival-Getz Pharma Fiction Prize and the UBL Literary Awards English Language Fiction category in Pakistan, and in India was shortlisted for the TATA Literature Live! Best Book of the Year, Fiction. \u003cem\u003eThe Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e' pick for \"Best Historical Fiction 2022\" and \"Books for Summer 2022.\" It won the 2023 Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction. Born and raised primarily in Pakistan, Khan has also lived in the Philippines, Japan, England, Morocco, and Oceania. She currently makes a home in western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 375\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761880654131,"sku":"9781646054381","price":27.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hY2-BqH1th9781646054381_9aeef6f1-aac4-4414-9ddf-75f46cae8e46.webp?v=1785358449","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-miraculous-true-history-of-nomi-ali-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}