The release date for the English version of 'A Place for Us' by
Fatima Farheen Mirza is Jun 2018. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The story of an Indian-American Muslim family, together in their Californian hometown to celebrate their oldest daughter Hadia's marriage—a union based more on love than custom—is told in the novel A Place for Us. The youngest sibling, Amar, has his first reunion with his family in three years here on this historic day. Now that their son has become estranged from them, Rafiq and Layla have to deal with the decisions and betrayals made by their parents, who tried to instill in their kids their cultures and customs, as well as the struggles that kids face in trying to strike a balance between being true to who they are and staying loyal to their family.
A Place For Us traces the significant milestones in the family's history, from the ties that bind them together to the disagreements that drive them apart, in a story that spans decades and portrays family life through the eyes of each member. In addition, when Hadia, Huda, and Amar, the siblings, try to make a name for themselves, they have to learn how to walk the tightrope between the old and the new, balance their current culture with their parents' beliefs, and realise that even the seemingly little choices may have far-reaching consequences.
A Place for Us is a novel of love, identity, and belonging that eloquently examines what it means to be both American and Muslim. It is a deeply moving and resonant story that is truly a book for our times, establishing Fatima Farheen Mirza as a major new literary talent.