Giveaway!
PRE ORDER PLAYING GAMES FOR PRIZES!
In celebration of my novel Playing Games coming out in paperback on July 4th 2024, I have organised a raffle full of prizes for those of you who pre-order it from the independent bookshop, Libreria.
This is my way of saying THANK YOU for pre-ordering the book and for being here in general. And it's a way of supporting an independent bookshop in Independent Bookshop Week too.
By pre-ordering Playing Games from Libreria, four winners could win any one of the following:
Three books of your choice from a guest selection I have curated for Libreria
A lovely wall print from Peggy + Kate
An equally lovely wall print from Parul Arora Studio
And finally, a two-night stay at the gorgeous Stable Cottage in Scotland (worth £460)
To enter you simply have to do the following:
Email me hello@humaqureshi.co.uk with a screengrab of your pre-order purchase; this will serve as your raffle ticket.
To enter the giveaway just complete the following steps!
The Small Print
The raffle is open to everyone globally, however if you win the books or prints and live outside the UK, you may incur custom fees, so please be aware of that!
One pre-order per entry (ie if you pre-order twice, you'll have two entries)
The stay at Stable Cottage is subject to availability, worth £460 and only covers accommodation; you will have to arrange your own travel.
Winners will be selected at random on July 4th, provided they've followed the entry rules above; the giveaway is open from now until midnight, July 3rd.
I'll be in touch with winners over email and you will automatically be added to my mailing list upon entry. Stay subscribed, because if you unsubscribe I won't be able to contact you if you win!
I will need your postal addresses for prizes to be shipped.
More about Playing Games
‘Poignant and impressionistic’ - The Guardian
'Beautifully written' - Red
'A gem of a novel' - the i
'Brilliant' - Daily Mail, Books of the Year 2023
'Radiantly honest' - Mail on Sunday
'Observant, bluesy' - The Observer
'Beautifully light and charming' - Irish Times
A Daily Mail 2023 Book of the Year
A Marie Claire Best Books of 2023
A Good Housekeeping Best Summer Reads 2024
More about Playing Games…
Poignant and impressionistic . . . highly readable and relatable . . . It is filled with hard decisions and harsh truths, but also the softer and more tender moments of life and familial love. Above all, sisterhood is front and centre. ― The Guardian
One of the best writers exploring family connections today ― TOAST Magazine
Observant, bluesy . . . an emotive meditation on the ethics of art and the resilience of family bonds ― Observer
With jeopardy that keeps you turning the pages, as well as both the acuity and tenderness for examining family and forgiveness, this is a gem of a novel
― The i
Qureshi brilliantly captures the complexities of sisterhood in this intimate novel ― Good Housekeeping
A beautifully written debut ― Red Magazine
A warm and moving portrait of two women's desires, equally overwhelming, to create art and to become a parent. Playing Games thoughtfully and elegantly considers what it means to be a sister, a mother and a writer, as well as the fine line between truth and fiction and what happens when one brushes up against the other. ― Chloë Ashby, author of Wet Paint
A riveting and evocative tale of two sisters navigating love, loss and desires ― Zeba Talkhani, author of My Past is a Foreign Country
A heartwarming tale of two sisters, and a bittersweet reckoning with what it means to make art; what we ask of and what we take from those we're closest to. Huma Qureshi is a writer with a beautiful lightness of touch ― Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days
Playing Games is a tender, beautifully nuanced portrayal of sisterhood, of family, love and loss. Huma Qureshi has a rare ability to perfectly capture the details that make up a life, full of raw and real emotion. I adored it. ― Sara Nisha Adams, author of The Reading List
A book full of raw emotion, tension and, ultimately, sibling love ― My Weekly
Compassionate, thoughtful and thought-provoking -- Haleh Agar, author of Out of Touch
Playing Games is a poignant story about the complexities and beauty of the bond between sisters. Huma Qureshi lucidly examines the curdled emotions of family and illuminates the inner process of the writer. Reading Qureshi's crystal prose is a rare pleasure. I found Playing Games unputdownable. ― Molly Aitken, author of The Island Child
A poignant tale of two sisters that illuminates the complexities of family ties ― Harper's Bazaar
Reading Huma Qureshi's Playing Games is a comfort. Familiar and tender, the characters are both relatable and infuriating, as only sisters are. It discusses art, love, family, and the large non-negotiable life decisions we all eventually face. For everyone who is a sister, has a sister, or wish they had a sister. ― Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days
I loved Playing Games. Huma Qureshi writes about relationships, whether it is sisterhood or marriage, with such tenderness that it will break your heart. She steers us through Hana and Mira's chaos with compassion and kindness. There were many instances when I wanted to give the sisters a huge hug, but at the same time, I wanted to shake them because they frustrated me so much. And you only do that with characters you deeply care about. ― Sairish Hussain, author of The Family Tree
A moving, sensitive portrait of siblings caught between art, ambition and loyalty ― The Bookseller
Well-crafted . . . Playing Games is all about sisterhood, in all its gnarly glory ― Financial Times