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Narrated by:
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Sunil Malhotra
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Deepti Gupta
About this listen
Random House presents the audiobook edition of A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza, read by Deepti Gupta and Sunil Malhotra.
A Place for Us catches an Indian Muslim family as they prepare for their eldest daughter’s wedding. But as Hadia’s marriage -- one chosen of love, not tradition -- gathers the family back together, there is only one thing on their minds: can Amar, the estranged younger brother of the bride, be trusted to behave himself after three years away?
A Place for Us tells the story of one family, but all family life is here. Rafiq and Layla must come to terms with the choices their children have made, while Hadia, Huda and Amar must reconcile their present culture with their parents’ world, treading a path between old and new. And they must all learn how the smallest decisions can lead to the deepest betrayals.
This is a novel for our times: a deeply moving examination of love, identity and belonging that turns our preconceptions over one by one. It announces Fatima Farheen Mirza as a major new literary talent.
'To be taken hostage by Fatima Mirza’s heartrending and timely story is a gutting pleasure... She captures your mind and heart with an urgency that defies you to stop reading. I guarantee you will be different when you close the book' Sarah Jessica Parker
'Beautiful, intimate, tender. So vividly told the characters live and breathe' Rachel Joyce
'A brilliant, highly readable contemporary tale of identity and belonging' Elle
Critic Reviews
"To be taken hostage by Fatima Mirza’s heartrending and timely story is a gutting pleasure.... She captures your mind and heart with an urgency that defies you to stop reading. I guarantee you will be different when you close the book." (Sarah Jessica Parker)
"Beautiful, intimate, tender. So vividly told the characters live and breathe." (Rachel Joyce)
"A brilliant, highly readable contemporary tale of identity and belonging." (Elle)
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- dale
- 29-07-2022
Looking Over One’s Life
A very moving story. Amazing insights into Muslim Culture and philosophy. Expressions and wisdoms shared insightful. Tends to go into a little too much detail in places. I enjoyed it and learned a lot a about intense experiences and decision making. Very sad!
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- Alysia
- 07-05-2019
Interesting insight into family and culture
A lot of detail into thoughts and actions, very well written, just a little too deep for a book club like mine. We need a little more of a plot and easier dialogue. We’ve lost a few members already.
Personally, I liked the insight into love and perception s of others. Also the love of a father of his oblivious son was clever.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-05-2020
Heartbreaking and beautiful
A beautiful heartbreaking story of a family trying to do what’s right by passing on their cultures and traditions to their children. And their children living their lives in modern America, the disparity between father and son. The story from the father’s point of views brings more clarity into his reasons for his doings and how he saw his son and the heartbreaking attempt at trying to reconcile with his son after their daughter’s wedding.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-03-2024
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Narrative style was beautifully executed. The characters really came to life. Wish the ending was less ambiguous
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