LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2022 WINNER OF
THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 'A grief-soaked and
gorgeous debut novel . . . A poet first, Asghar picks up on the
themes of her debut collection If They Come for Us - partition and
fragmentation, borders and bodies - and plays with space and
silence on the page . . . this fragmentary form has the effect of
ephemerality - much like life' Sana Goyal, Guardian In this
heartrending, lyrical debut work of fiction, 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 out her 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-mother
while 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 out a 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Corsair
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2024 |
| Authors: |
Fatimah Asghar
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 126mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4721-5762-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4721-5762-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781472157621 |
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