Book description
A timely and honest coming-of-age story that explores the complicated
relationship between identity, culture, family, and love.
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her
conservative Muslim parents' expectations, but lately she's finding
that impossible to do. She rolls her eyes when they blatantly
favour her…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I can’t resist a queer femme YA story, and this one hit me so hard that I cried in joy and heartbreak.
Young lovers separated by culture and family made a Shakespearean drama that gripped me to the last word.
The world of arranged marriages, family honor, and homophobia reminded me of personal stories from friends in Vancouver. It echoed the fights that many queer people face coming out to family and being their true selves.
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