Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

Name: Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
Brand: Flatiron Books
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Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

By Bushra Rehman

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An 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.

Product details

Number of Pages:: 288
Release Date:: 2023-01-24
Publication Date:: 2023-01-09
Publisher:: Flatiron Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1250834783
ISBN13:: 9781250834782
Weight:: 476 g
Height:: 160 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 29 cm

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