In the skin of a lion

I love them so much that I can't risk giving them to friends who might not adore them as well - how could I be sure the friendship will survive such a blow? In the end, it seems safer to keep those books for myself.Īnd yet, it is also a quality of love to want to announce it from the rooftops. I know this because there are other books that I do truly deeply love. There are certain books that I claim to love and that I recommend to many of my friends, but it's not really love, it's just appreciation. She is particularly proud, in retrospect, of the comma in the title. Her first novel (unpublished) was co-written with her best friend at the age of 11 and is set in dog heaven. Kamila Shamsie is the author of five novels, the most recent of which is Burnt Shadows.