Fatima Farheen Mirza Press Reviews
I loved every minute of this novel; Mirza's prose and her story squeezed my heart, and I had to take a very long, deep breath upon finishing the book. This is a writer to watch out for - Stylist
Told with tender delicacy, A Place for Us is a moving and joyful portrait of a modern family, about growing up between two cultures, reconciling with the past, and identity as a lived experience - Independent
A brilliant, highly readable contemporary tale of identity and belonging - Elle
Textured and keenly felt... profound... stuck with me long after I finished the book's final page -- Lauren Christiansen - Scotland on Sunday
A modern family saga, it follows the conflict between duty, tradition and temptation... bold in its subject matter and moving -- Patricia Nicol - Sunday Times
Extraordinary in its depth... slow-brewing, affecting - Booklist
About Fatima Farheen Mirza
Fatima Farheen Mirza was born in California in 1991 and raised there. Her parents are of Indian descent; her mother grew up in Birmingham, her father in Hyderabad. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Teaching-Writing Fellow. A PLACE FOR US is her first novel.
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