Author Talk: "When A Brown Girl Flees" by Aamna Qureshi in conversation with Cait Jacobs.
Sun, Oct 22
|Cafe con Libros, Bk.
In this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope.


Time & Location
Oct 22, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT
Cafe con Libros, Bk., 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
About the Event
About the Book:
In this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope.
After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an impossible choice about her future. So Zahra runs away. A train and a plane ride later, she finds herself in New York, where she relinquishes her past in favor of a new future. There, she must learn who she is without the marionette strings of control in her mother's hands. There, she must learn who she wishes to become.
On Long Island, Zahra stays at a bed & breakfast, unsure of her place in the world. Anxious, depressed, and grappling with guilt, she wanders aimlessly. She eventually visits the local masjid, where she is befriended by two sisters…
Tickets
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