{"product_id":"9781338749281","title":"Meet Me in Mumbai","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Me in Mumbai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sabina Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA novel in two acts—told eighteen years apart—gives voice to both mother (Ayesha) and daughter (Mira) after an unplanned teen pregnancy led Ayesha to place Mira up for adoption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Mira Fuller-Jensen was adopted by her moms at birth. All she knows about her biological mother is that she was a high-school student from India who returned to India after giving birth. Although Mira loves her moms, she's always felt out of place in her mostly white community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo when Mira finds an old box with letters addressed to her from her birth mother, she sees a way to finally capture that feeling of belonging. Her mother writes that if Mira can forgive her for having to give her up, she should find a way to travel to India for her eighteenth birthday and meet her. Mira knows she'll always regret it if she doesn't go. But is she actually ready for what she will learn?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured on NBC News and the BBC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Teen Indie Next List Pick (IndieBound)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of the Month for February\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An intersectional, diverse coming of age story that will break your heart in the best way.\" — Bustle.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \"With an up-close depiction of the intersection of the LGBTQIA+ community with Bengali culture, this \u003cb\u003ehard-hitting and hopeful story\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-purchase for any YA collection.\" — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book will break your heart and then, chapter by chapter, piece it back together again. \u003cb\u003eA much-needed addition to any YA shelf.\u003c\/b\u003e\" — Sandhya Menon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Dimple Met Rishi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom Twinkle, With Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Heart-wrenching yet hopeful, \u003ci\u003eThe Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful and honest look at the tangled web of identity, culture, familial loyalty, and love. Sabina Khan crafts a powerful, poignant story about finding yourself, about speaking your truth, and about stepping out of the shadows and into the light.\" — Samira Ahmed, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Hate and Other Filters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA daring and timely novel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali\u003c\/i\u003e delves head-and-heart-first into the universal complexities of navigating duty and desire, tradition and modernity, and friends and family—the one we are born into and the one we choose; the friends who are family, and the family we strive to befriend—all through the prism of multicultured identity. \u003cb\u003ePolitical, personal, page-turning. Sabina Khan is one to watch.\u003c\/b\u003e\" — Tanuja Desai Hidier, author of \u003ci\u003eBorn Confused\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBombay Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBold, heartbreaking, yet hopeful.\u003c\/b\u003e A story that will stay with you for years to come.\" — Sara Farizan, Lambda Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIf You Could Be Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali \u003c\/i\u003eunapologetically explores the complex ties between families, friends, and intersectional diversity. Khan brings talent and voice in this brilliant novel that will keep you reading until the very last page.\" — Nisha Sharma, author of \u003ci\u003eMy So-Called Bollywood Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali\u003c\/i\u003e] takes LGBTQ fiction to another level and will help open readers' eyes to the realities that many face in these changing times.\" — \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781338749281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"PUSH","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40882386469070,"sku":"9781338749281","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_2c7f5906-a380-4c4d-b3dc-3daf7bb0f67d.jpg?v=1644509781","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781338749281","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}