When we were sisters : a novel / Fatimah Asghar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asghar, Fatimah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sisters--Fiction.

Sisters.

Orphans--Fiction.

Orphans.

Muslim women--United States--Fiction.

Muslim women.

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

327 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : One World, [2022]

Summary:

"In this heartrending debut, 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 outher 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-motherwhile 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 outa 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

Asghar, Fatimah. When we were sisters

Online version: Asghar, Fatimah. When we were sisters

ISBN:

9780593133460

0593133463

OCLC:

1346990103