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When we were sisters : a novel / Fatimah Asghar.

Asghar, Fatimah, (author.).

Summary:
"In this heartrending debut, Fatimah Asghar traces the intense bond of three orphaned siblings who, after their parents die, are left to raise one another. The youngest, Kausar, grapples with the incomprehensible loss of her parents as she also charts out her own understanding of gender; Aisha, the middle sister, spars with her "crybaby" younger sibling as she desperately tries to hold on to her sense of family in an impossible situation; and Noreen, the eldest, does her best in the role of sister-mother while also trying to create a life for herself, on her own terms. As Kausar grows up, she must contend with the collision of her private and public worlds, and choose whether to remain in the life of love, sorrow, and codependency she's known or carve out a new path for herself. When We Were Sisters tenderly examines the bonds and fractures of sisterhood, names the perils of being three Muslim American girls alone against the world, and ultimately illustrates how those who've lost everything might still make homes in each other"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593133460
  • ISBN: 0593133463
  • ISBN: 9780593133477
  • Physical Description: 327 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : One World, [2022]
Subject: Sisters > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Muslim women > United States > Fiction.
Genre: Novels.

Available copies

  • 18 of 18 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 18 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION ASGHAR (Text) 50686016239779 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F ASG (Text) 33240005149375 Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION ASGHAR (Text) 50688010847995 Adult Fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library FIC ASGHAR FATIMAH (Text) 35740635976970 New Fiction Available -
Highland Community Library F ASG (Text) 35610001002331 HGHM Fiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library F ASG (Text) 30298100635360 Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Asghar (Text) 39427103706289 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Martin Library Adults ASG Fiction (Text) 33454005905559 Reading Room Balcony Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults ASG Fiction (Text) 34262000786513 Main Room Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity FIC ASG WHE 2022 (Text)
Bookplate: Donated by Jacqueline Kulick, 2023
31001101875947 Adult Fiction Available -


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