All excellent books, all written by women of colour, taking me from New York to India, from Alabama to Ghana, and finally to the suburbs of Toronto. Seven by Farzana Doctor When I learned that Seven was a book, in part, about Khatna--a cultural or religious ritual of female genital cutting--I was worried it would … Continue reading From the Library: Khatna, Addiction, and Coming-of-Age
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All Inclusive by Farzana Doctor
A 25-year-old man loses his virginity to a woman on the rebound and she never sees him again. Nine months later a baby girl is born. A man steps onto Air India 182 and disappears forever, changing the course of many lives. A young woman has a confusing relationship with her ex (i.e. they are … Continue reading All Inclusive by Farzana Doctor