In The Light Of What We Know: A Novel

"This dazzling first novel by British-Bangladeshi author Zia Haider Rahman follows two old friends, one a child of Pakistani privilege, the other born into poverty in Bangladesh. Both work in finance and meet in London after a long separation; and both of their lives are disintegrating in different ways. As the book tells their stories, it addresses exile, love, mathematics, religion, the war in Afghanistan and the financial crash of 2008. Don’t be put off by the length of the book (more than 500 pages) or its breadth — the writing shimmers."