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When We Were Sisters

By Fatimah Asghar

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When We Were Sisters

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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2022 WINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 '[A] captivating, gorgeously written book' Hala Alyan 'A stunning accomplishment' Safia Elhillo 'A grief-soaked and gorgeous debut novel . . . A poet first, Asghar picks up on the themes of her debut collection If They Come for Us - partition and fragmentation, borders and bodies - and plays with space and silence on the page . . . this fragmentary form has the effect of ephemerality - much like life' Sana Goyal, Guardian In this heartrending, lyrical debut work of fiction, Fatimah Asghar traces the intense bond of three orphaned siblings who, after their parents die, are left to raise one another. The youngest, Kausar, grapples with the incomprehensible loss of her parents as she also charts out her own understanding of gender; Aisha, the middle sister, spars with her 'crybaby' younger sibling as she desperately tries to hold on to her sense of family in an impossible situation; and Noreen, the eldest, does her best in the role of sister-mother while also trying to create a life for herself, on her own terms. As Kausar grows up, she must contend with the collision of her private and public worlds, and choose whether to remain in the life of love, sorrow and codependency she's known or carve out a new path for herself. When We Were Sisters tenderly examines the bonds and fractures of sisterhood, names the perils of being three Muslim American girls alone against the world, and ultimately illustrates how those who've lost everything might still make homes in each other.
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Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2024-06-06
Publication Date:
2024-06-06
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1472157621
ISBN13:
9781472157621
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
268 g
Height:
125 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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