These Impossible Things

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Price
$28.00  $26.04
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publish Date
Pages
400
Dimensions
6.2 X 8.5 X 1.7 inches | 1.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781538709306

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About the Author

Salma El-Wardany is a writer, poet, and BBC broadcaster. As a half-Egyptian, half-Irish woman her work focuses on telling the stories of women, especially women of color, that have for so long been ignored. She has contributed to the anthology It's Not About the Burqa, and her writing has also appeared in Huffington Post, theMetro and she has given two TedxTalks.

Reviews
"These Impossible Things is an addictive portrait of three Muslim friends moving through a pivotal time in womanhood, caught between expectation and possibility, hungry to earn wisdom of their own. Salma El-Wardany deftly reveals searing and poignant truths about the female experience, ones so rarely confronted in fiction. What a gift to be inside this author's mind through the pages of her beautiful and memorable writing."--Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push
"This is the essential book on sisterhood that I needed to read. Beautifully written and gorgeous, Salma El-Wardany is a brilliant writer and this is a story I will never forget."--Nikita Gill, poet and author of Wild Embers
"I can't remember the last time a book consumed me like this. I truly, truly loved it. It's so beautifully written, full of warmth and love and insight; Malak, Kees and Jenna stole into my heart and stayed there. This novel captures the fierceness of female friendship better than anything I've ever read. It is a book I know I will still be thinking about for many years to come."--Beth O'Leary, international bestselling author of The Flatshare and The Road Trip
"Sparkling, incisive debut... While frothy and chatty, with witty dialogue and plenty of weddings and other gatherings that spark interactions among the characters, the book doesn't shy away from more serious issues... This novel is blessed by a light touch and evenhanded treatment of its two generations of characters."--Kirkus
"Salacious, incisive, and unapologetically Muslim, Salma El-Wardany's bold and brilliant story doesn't shy away from the taboo subjects of religion and sex. These Impossible Things shows that Muslim women are multifaceted and complex despite the dearth of representation we are allowed."--Blair Imani, activist and bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter
"Moving, telling, glorious; girlhood giving way to something urgent and beginning. This is a bracing, tender exploration of friendship, family and faith and their gaping complications. Irresistible."--Yrsa Daley-Ward, bestselling author of bone and The How
"A fun, witty, sharply observant work."--Library Journal
"The complex characters are well observed and the prose is often moving... Fresh, witty, and insightful, this is an auspicious start."
--Publishers Weekly