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Author: Farah Naz Rishi
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780062741493
ISBN 10: 0062741497
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 10 January 2023
Recommended Age: From 13 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""High-stakes scheming is afoot in Rishi's second novel, which explores what two characters are willing to do to protect the people they love. A story that will entice many readers."" -- Booklist (starred review) ""Replete with desi and Muslim cultural references, this romantic drama offers an emotionally wrought story of owning one's self and one's past."" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ""A multilayered coming-of-age narrative that addresses growth and identity, Islamophobia, struggles with faith, and capricious twists of fate (or divine intervention)."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""This coming-of-age tale deftly incorporates elements of desi and Muslim culture, grief, and overcoming trauma into a story about love and change, what it means to be a family, and how relationships can shift over time."" -- School Library Journal ""Rishi brings nuance and freshness to the familiar You've Got Mail dynamic with desi Muslim teenagers in this deftly layered novel."" -- Publishers Weekly"
Replete with desi and Muslim cultural references, this romantic drama offers an emotionally wrought story of owning one's self and one's past. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books This coming-of-age tale deftly incorporates elements of desi and Muslim culture, grief, and overcoming trauma into a story about love and change, what it means to be a family, and how relationships can shift over time. --School Library Journal A multilayered coming-of-age narrative that addresses growth and identity, Islamophobia, struggles with faith, and capricious twists of fate (or divine intervention). --Kirkus Reviews High-stakes scheming is afoot in Rishi's second novel, which explores what two characters are willing to do to protect the people they love. A story that will entice many readers. --Booklist (starred review) Rishi brings nuance and freshness to the familiar You've Got Mail dynamic with desi Muslim teenagers in this deftly layered novel. --Publishers Weekly
Author Information
Farah Naz Rishi (she/they) is a Pakistani American Muslim writer and voice actor, but in another life she's worked stints as a lawyer, a video game journalist, and an editorial assistant. She received her BA in English from Bryn Mawr College, her JD from Lewis & Clark Law School, and her love of weaving stories from the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When she's not writing, she's probably hanging out with video game characters. She is the author of I Hope You Get This Message and It All Comes Back to You. You can find her at home in Philadelphia or on Twitter/Instagram at @farahnazrishi.
