{"product_id":"madras-on-rainy-days-paperback","title":"Madras on Rainy Days - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamina Ali\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lyrical debut (\u003ci\u003eAsian Week\u003c\/i\u003e) exploring the dilemma confronting Layla, a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a dutiful Muslim daughter and an independent young American, Layla is torn between clashing identities. Reluctantly agreeing to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an arranged marriage, Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in Hyderabad. Set against a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and taboo questions of sexuality, Samina Ali presents the complexities of life behind the chador, and the story of a marriage where no one is what they seem. In the words of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces an abundantly talented new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Her story is intriguing not for its surprises...but because she is one of a rare breed of writers who take us into the closed world behind a Muslim woman's veil.\"--Mitali Saran, \u003ci\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lyrical debut\" (\u003ci\u003eAsian Week\u003c\/i\u003e) exploring the dilemma confronting Layla, a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a dutiful Muslim daughter and an independent young American, Layla is torn between clashing identities. Reluctantly agreeing to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an arranged marriage, Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in Hyderabad. Set against a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and taboo questions of sexuality, Samina Ali presents the complexities of life behind the chador, and the story of a marriage where no one is what they seem. In the words of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces an \"abundantly talented new voice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Layla and Sameer tussle out not just their personal and sexual struggles, but the larger questions of where and how they can belong to both the Unites States and India. The novel has a fierce and shimmering intensity....\u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e has given us something new.\"--\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book goes to a place where few, if any, of its predecessors have gone before....A deeply feminist novel with richly drawn and complicated characters.\"--\u003ci\u003eMs\u003c\/i\u003e. Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamina Ali was born in Hyderabad, India, and raised both in India and the US. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. \u003ci\u003e Madras On Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer story is intriguing not for its surprises...but because she is one of a rare breed of writers who take us into the closed world behind a Muslim woman's veil.--Mitali Saran, \u003ci\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lyrical debut (\u003ci\u003eAsian Week\u003c\/i\u003e) exploring the dilemma confronting Layla, a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a dutiful Muslim daughter and an independent young American, Layla is torn between clashing identities. Reluctantly agreeing to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an arranged marriage, Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in Hyderabad. Set against a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and taboo questions of sexuality, Samina Ali presents the complexities of life behind the chador, and the story of a marriage where no one is what they seem. In the words of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces an abundantly talented new voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLayla and Sameer tussle out not just their personal and sexual struggles, but the larger questions of where and how they can belong to both the Unites States and India. The novel has a fierce and shimmering intensity....\u003ci\u003eMadras on Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e has given us something new.--\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book goes to a place where few, if any, of its predecessors have gone before....A deeply feminist novel with richly drawn and complicated characters.--\u003ci\u003eMs\u003c\/i\u003e. Magazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSamina Ali was born in Hyderabad, India, and raised both in India and the US. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. \u003ci\u003e Madras On Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamina Ali was born in Hyderabad, India, and raised both in India and the US. She received her MFA from the University of Oregon. \u003ci\u003eMadras On Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227327381753,"sku":"9780312423308","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a011TklXNDNTTG1SRFhEVlZodm92Zz09.webp?v=1768279484","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/madras-on-rainy-days-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}