WINNER OF THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024A masterpiece of historical fiction MONICA ALI chair of judges for the Womens Prize for Fiction Sixteenyearold Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her including her four beloved brothers and their friend get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act she must ask herself is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harmAn unforgettable account of a country and a family coming undone... Brotherless Night is a spectacular work of historical fiction GuardianA heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war BRIT BENNETT bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALFBlazingly brilliant CELESTE NG bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHEREStunningly great Curtis Sittenfeld bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY via Ganeshananthan is a superb writer...I wept at many points in this novel and I also wept when it was over Sunday TimesWINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION