Love, Hate & Other Filters

ISBN-13: 9781471407147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 272 str.

Samira Ahmed

Opis

A romantic and relevant debut about Islamophobia and how it affects the normal life of a teenage girl. "I don't want something . . . But jewellery and heels are so uncomfortable . . . Then a suicide bomber who shares her last name strikes in a city hundreds of miles away and everything changes . . .

Recenzje

This smart, heartbreaking, honest debut novel is as timely as it is hopeful. Ahmed tackles weighty issues with thoughtfulness and flair. I was completely swept away. Sandhya Menon, author of When Dimple Met Rishi

O autorze

Samira Ahmed was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in a small town in Illinois in a house that smelled like fried onions, cardamom, and potpourri. A graduate of the University of Chicago, she taught high school English, helped create dozens of small high schools, and fought to secure billions of additional dollars to fairly fund public schools. She's lived in Vermont, Chicago, New York City, and Kauai, where she spent a year searching for the perfect mango.