Legaspi as a “love poem for Muslim girls, Queens, and immigrants making sense of their foreign home-and surviving.” She coedited the anthology Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism, which was chosen as one of Ms. About the Authorīushra Rehman’s collection of stories, Corona, a dark comedy about being Muslim American was chosen by the New York Public Library as one of its favorite books about NYC and her book of poems, Marianna’s Beauty Salon was described by Joseph O. Punctuated by both joy and loss, full of ’80s music and beloved novels, Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion is a new classic: a fiercely compassionate coming-of-age story of a girl struggling to reconcile her heritage and faith with her desire to be true to herself.
When their relationship is discovered by an Aunty in the community, Razia must choose between her family and her own future. At Stuyvesant, Razia meets Angela and is attracted to her in a way that blossoms into a new understanding. When Razia is accepted to Stuyvesant, a prestigious high school in Manhattan, the gulf between the person she is and the daughter her parents want her to be, widens. They embark on a series of small rebellions: listening to scandalous music, wearing miniskirts, and cutting school to explore the city. She finds solace in Taslima, a new girl in her close-knit Pakistani-American community. When a family rift drives the girls apart, Razia’s heart is broken. Razia Mirza grows up amid the wild grape vines and backyard sunflowers of Corona, Queens, with her best friend, Saima, by her side. About the Bookįor readers of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and My Brilliant Friend, Bushra Rehman's Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion is an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community.
She will be joined in conversation by Dulani. Join us in person on Thursday, December 15 at 7 PM as Bushra Rehman talks about her new novel, Roses in the Mouth of a Lion, the December Odyssey First Editions Club pick.
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