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A Place for Us unfolds the lives of an IndianAmerican Muslim family gathered together in their Californian hometown to celebrate the eldest daughter Hadias wedding a match of love rather than tradition It is here on this momentous day that Amar the youngest of the siblings reunites with his family for the first time in three years Rafiq and Layla must now contend with the choices and betrayals that lead to their sons estrangement the reckoning of parents who strove to pass on their cultures and traditions to their children and of children who in turn struggle to balance authenticity in themselves with loyalty to the home they came fromIn a narrative that spans decades and sees family life through the eyes of each member A Place For Us charts the crucial moments in the familys past from the bonds that bring them together to the differences that pull them apart And as siblings Hadia Huda and Amar attempt to carve out a life for themselves they must reconcile their present culture with their parents faith to tread a path between the old world and the new and learn how the smallest decisions can lead to the deepest of betrayalsA deeply affecting and resonant story A Place for Us is truly a book for our times a moving portrait of what it means to be an American family today a novel of love identity and belonging that eloquently examines what it means to be both American and Muslimand announces Fatima Farheen Mirza as a major new literary talentFollow us on instagramhttpsbitly2IZWIN6Follow us on twitterhttpsbitly2EIpXPaFollow us on goodreadshttpsbitly2LBIlOT