Rehman Bushra - Roses In The Mouth Of A Lion - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Padma Lakshmi Book Club Pick For fans of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim - American community Stunningly beautiful. The New York Times Book Review An unforgettable voice that moves you from the start. People Magazine Razia Mirza grows up amid the wild grape vines and backyard sunflowers of Corona Queens with her best friend Saima by her side. When a family rift drives the girls apart Razia's heart is broken. She finds solace in Taslima a new girl in her close - knit Pakistani - American community. They embark on a series of small rebellions: listening to scandalous music wearing miniskirts and cutting school to explore the city. When Razia is accepted to Stuyvesant a prestigious high school in Manhattan the gulf between the person she is and the daughter her parents want her to be widens. At Stuyvesant Razia meets Angela and is attracted to her in a way that blossoms into a new understanding. When their relationship is discovered by an Aunty in the community Razia must choose between her family and her own future. Punctuated by both joy and loss full of 80s music and beloved novels Roses in the Mouth of a Lion is a new classic: a fiercely compassionate coming - of - age story of a girl struggling to reconcile her heritage and faith with her desire to be true to herself.
Title: Roses In The Mouth Of A Lion
Author(s): Rehman Bushra
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Barcode: 9781250834805
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 12/5/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction