A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick Booker Gems THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE Astonishing Zadie Smith Stunning Spectator Extraordinary TLS An extraordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist All over the world doors are appearing They lead to other cities other countries other lives And in a city gripped by war Nadia and Saeed are newly in love Hardly more than strangers desperate to survive they open a door and step through But the doors only go one way Once you leave there is no going backComing soon as a major Netflix film produced by Michelle and Barack Obama and starring Riz Ahmed One of the years most significant literary works The New York Times A masterpiece Michael Chabon Addictively readable and brilliantly written Fantastic Mail on Sunday