Kimia Eslah is a feminist\, queer writer based in Kitchener-Waterloo. Her i ncredible new novel Sister Seen\, Sister Heard has attracted early prais e.
\nSister Seen\, Sister Heard is a story for every immigr ant struggling between cultures\, every youth rebelling against parents\, and every woman facing assault alone. This coming-of-age story will be fam iliar to every immigrant in the diaspora who has struggled to find a way b etween cultures\, every youth who has rebelled against their parents and e very woman who has faced the world alone.
\nThe moderator for this e vent is Fauzia Mazhar - executive director at the Coalition for Muslim Women.
\nThis event is presented in p artnership with Words Worth Books.
\n&ldquo\;A voyeuristic glimpse i
nto the private lives of an Iranian family living in buzzing\, urban Toron
to\, Sister Seen\, Sister Heard peels away the layers of the idealistic pe
ople we try to become for the sake of our family. When a stalker bursts in
to the life of a rebellious young woman\, her family scrambles to make sen
se of where to place blame\, who to hold accountable\, and what secrets to
expose. Eslah&rsquo\;s book is unapologetically raw and intimate\, forcin
g us to acknowledge women of colour\, their experiences and traumas\, and
how they fit into the framework of a settler colonial Canadian society. A
fresh and provocative look at the immigrant experience in the 90s\, Eslah&
rsquo\;s writing style will stay with you.&rdquo\;
&mdash\; Taslim Bu
rkowicz\, author of The Desirable Sister and Chocolate Cherry Chai
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\nProgrammer: Nancy
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