![]() ![]() 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.Ī gritty novel that doesn't shy away from the darkest corners of ourselves, 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. ![]() 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. ![]() Nisha Sharma, author of My So-Called Bollywood Life The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali takes LGBTQ fiction to another level and will help open readers eyes to the realities that many face in these changing times. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life at home and a fresh start at Caltech in the fall. Khan brings talent and voice in this brilliant novel that will keep you reading until the very last page. 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. ![]()
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