How To Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith @mahsudasnaith @TransworldBooks #HowToFindHome #5Stars #mustread

Book Synopsis:

Molly has lived on the streets for nearly a decade. She has close friends but spends most of her nights sleeping rough in dangerous places. So when a new acquaintance invites her on a journey across the country, she decides to go along. He is searching for treasure while she is searching for hope.

At every stop on their unusual quest, Molly senses something close behind her: the footsteps of an old enemy and the memories of a life she has tried to erase. And yet she must find the courage to continue if she’s ever going to discover a place that really feels like home.

A vibrant, invigorating, and affecting novel and the inspiring portrait of a young homeless woman from Observer New Face of Fiction Mahsuda Snaith.

How To Find Home is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase a copy of both using the link below.

My Review:

I really enjoyed this wonderfully written, heart warming and emotional book. The author cleverly takes the reader on a journey alongside the characters as they discover more about who they are. It’s also a lovely exploration of what home can mean to different people.

I absolutely loved the main characters in this book who make up a rather motley crew on a journey across Britain. The author has created characters that the I easily warmed to and quickly started caring about, their individual back stories are slowly revealed so we learn more about each of them. It’s hard not to get emotional as you read about all that they’ve been through. The language the author used is quite rough and rude at times, which further makes the characters come to life as it makes it seem very realistic.

Throughout this book the author has helped give a face and a voice to the homeless, a group of people normally discriminated against. It was very emotional to read about the various attitudes people have towards them, more so as you know them to be true. The author has obviously put a lot of research into this book and it was interesting to learn about the different reasons people may become homeless.

This book is quite fast paced and has a great flow to it which makes it difficult to put down. I was soon absorbed into the story and the lives of the characters. The threat of a dangerous ex and the police plus the uncertainty of where they are going makes for an intriguing read. It definitely made me want to keep reading to find out what was going to happen.

This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I’m excited to read more from her in the future. I think this is an important book that everyone should read as it really makes you think and will help to challenge prejudices that people have against the homeless. I think it would make a great book club read as there is lots to discuss.

Huge thanks to Transworld publishers for my copy of this book via Netgalley.

About The Author:

Mahsuda Snaith is the winner of the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2014, Bristol Short Story Prize 2014 and was an Observer New Face of Fiction in 2017. She lives in Leicester where she teaches creative writing and tries to find time to read.