RED BIRDS by Mohammed HanifA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARA powerful novel about war, family and love, from the bestselling, prize winning author dubbed 'Pakistan's brightest voice' (Guardian)An American pilot crash lands in the desert and takes refuge in the very camp he was supposed to bomb. Hallucinating palm trees and worrying about dehydrating to death isn't what Major Ellie expected from this mission. Still, it's an improvement on the constant squabbles with his wife back