"Heart-wrenching yet hopeful, The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali is an insightful and honest look at the tangled web of identity, culture, familial loyalty, and love. A much-needed addition to any YA shelf." - Sandhya Menon, New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi and From Twinkle, With Love "This book will break your heart and then, chapter by chapter, piece it back together again. * "With an up-close depiction of the intersection of the LGBTQIA+ community with Bengali culture, this hard-hitting and hopeful story is a must-purchase for any YA collection." - School Library Journal, starred review "An intersectional, diverse coming of age story that will break your heart in the best way.". Short-listed, OLA White Pine Award, Fiction, 2019Ĭommended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019Ĭommended, OLA Best Bets: Honourable Mention, 2019 Egoff Children's Literature Prize (BC), 2020 Paste Magazine's Best YA Books of January 2019 Parade's Buzzworthy YA Books to Read in 2019īookRiot's Most Anticipated 2019 LGBTQ YA of 2019 Hypable's Most Anticipated LGBTQ YA Books of 2019 Oprah Magazine's Best YA Books You'll Love in 2019ī&N Teen Blog's Most Anticipated LGBTQAP Books of 2019 Praise for The Love and Lies of Rukhsana AliĪn Amazon Best Book of the Month for February
"An intersectional, diverse coming-of-age story that will break your heart in the best way" (Bustle), The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali provides a timely and achingly honest portrait of what it's like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture and proves that love, above all else, has the power to change the world. Fortunately, Rukhsana finds allies along the way and, through reading her grandmother's old diary, finds the courage to take control of her future and fight for her love. But when Rukhsana's mom catches her and Ariana together, her future begins to collapse around her.ĭevastated and confused, Rukhsana's parents whisk her off to stay with their extended family in Bangladesh where, along with the loving arms of her grandmother and cousins, she is met with a world of arranged marriages, religious tradition, and intolerance. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life at home and a fresh start at Caltech in the fall. And that means keeping her girlfriend, Ariana, a secret from them too. Unable to come out to her conservative Muslim parents, she keeps that part of her identity hidden. Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali has always been fascinated by the universe around her and the laws of physics that keep everything in order. With a welcome mix of humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, Sabina Khan provides a timely and honest portrait of what it's like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture.įight for love.
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