A Place for Us' unfolds the lives of an Indian-American Muslim family, gathered together in their Californian hometown to celebrate the eldest daughter, Hadia’s, wedding. This is also the day that Amar, the youngest of the siblings, reunites with his family for the first time in three years. Rafiq and Layla must now contend with the choices and betrayals that lead to their son’s estrangement - the reckoning of parents who strove to pass on their cultures and traditions to their children; and of children who in turn struggle to balance authenticity in themselves with loyalty to the home they came from.
Fatima Farheen Mirza Boeken
Het werk van Fatima Farheen Mirza duikt in de complexiteit van familierelaties en culturele identiteiten. Haar schrijven onderzoekt bedachtzaam thema's als geloof, traditie en de zoektocht naar verbondenheid. Mirza gebruikt een rijke, suggestieve proza-stijl om de diepe emoties en innerlijke strijd van haar personages te belichten. Haar verhalen worden geprezen om hun meelevende inzicht en hun vermogen om de essentie van de menselijke ervaring vast te leggen.


A Place for Us
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- 14 uur lezen
A Place for Us catches an Indian Muslim family on the eve of the eldest daughter's wedding. As Hadia's marriage -- one chosen of love, not tradition -- gathers the family back together, her parents Rafiq and Layla must come to terms with the choices that their two daughters, and their estranged son Amar, have made.