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Brand: Sabina Khan
EAN: 9780702330230
Categoria: Libri e riviste

The romance of Becky Albertalli meets the glam family\n dynamics of Crazy Rich Asians in this YA novel from acclaimed\n author Sabina Khan.\n Mehar hasn't been back to India since she was four.She hasn't\n visited her father, or any of her family. Why would she? Her father\n made it clear that she's not his priority when he chose not to\n come to the US with her and her mum.\n\n\n But when her father announces his engagement to socialite Naz,\n Mehar reluctantly agrees to return for the wedding. Maybe she and\n her father can heal their broken relationship. And after all, her\n father is Indian royalty, and his home is a palace.\n\n\n While her father still doesn't make the time for her, and she\n hates Naz and her social media influencer daughter, Mehar barely\n cares once she meets Sufiya, her grandmother's assistant. Though\n they come from totally different worlds, their friendship slowly\n starts to blossom into something more . . . Mehar thinks.\n But she can tell Naz is using her dad for his money and putting\n a stop to the wedding might be the best for everyone involved.\n\n\n\n What happens when telling her father the truth about Naz and Aleena\n means putting her relationship with Sufiya at risk . . .\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n PRAISE FOR SABINA'S PREVIOUS NOVELS:\n\n\n Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali\n\n\n \"This book gave me all the feels\" The Lesbian\n Review\n\n\n \"A coming-out story featuring diverse characters and a richly\n rendered international setting.\" Kirkus Reviews\n\n\n\n \"hard-hitting and hopeful story is a must-purchase for any\n YA collection.\" - School Library Journal\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n Zara Hossain is Here\n\n\n \"A vivid account exploring issues many immigrant teens face.\" Kirkus\n Reviews\n\n\n \"This is a great addition to books that start conversations\n about immigration in the U.S., with the added layer of being an\n out queer immigrant from a country that is not accepting of queer\n people. I highly recommend it.\" Lesbrary\n\n\n\n \"an insightful novel that gives a glimpse into the experience\n of families and teens caught up in the America immigration system\n and all the uncertainty that this can cause people.\" ReadingZone\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n Meet Me In Mumbai\n\n\n \"spotlights fiercely independent South Asian Muslim girls\n triumphing over the insurmountable odds... an emotionally satisfying\n ride that is sure to entertain.\" Quills &\n Quire\n\n\n \"an engrossing and consuming read.\" YA Books\n Central\n\n\n \"a beautiful novel that explores the concept of identity and\n family\" Rich In Color

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Brand: Sabina Khan
EAN: 9780702319433
Categoria: Libri e riviste

A novel in two acts - told eighteen years apart - gives\n voice to both mother (Ayesha) and daughter (Mira) after an unplanned\n teen pregnancy led Ayesha to place Mira up for adoption.\n\n\n\n Coming to the US to study, Ayesha is swept up in a whirlwind romance\n with Suresh - an Indian boy who reminds her of home.\n Mere months away from starting university, she falls pregnant and\n finds herself alone. She makes the difficult decision to hide her\n pregnancy and put her daughter up for adoption, before returning\n to India.\n\n\n Years later, seventeen-year-old Mira Fuller-Jensen has had a comfortable\n childhood but has never felt quite like she fit in their\n majority white community. All she knows is that her mums adopted\n her when she was born and that her biological mother was a student\n who went back to India. When she comes across letters addressed\n to her from her birth mother, she sees a way to finally capture\n that feeling of belonging.\n\n\n Her mother writes that if Mira can forgive her for having to give\n her up, she should find a way to travel to India for her eighteenth\n birthday and meet her. Mira knows she'll always regret it\n if she doesn't go. But is she actually ready for what she will learn?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n Perfect for fans of Sabina Khan's other books Zara Hossain\n is Here and The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali\n\n\n Deals with relatable teen issues and portrays the intersection\n of teen pregnancy with Muslim and Indian culture\n\n Compelling dual perspectives - Ayesha is brave and loving,\n Mira is curious but lost and both make engaging narrators

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