A Place for Us is a major accomplishment, a work of real beauty and fierce originality. A Place for Us is a stunning novel about love, compassion, cruelty and forgiveness—the very things that make families what they are…. Visit our LitBlog. 2. The first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. If you belong to a BOOK CLUB or like to FLY SOLO, this is your site. Associated Press. Approaching literature that way can change us— and change how we see the world. Discussion Questions 1. Through the nuances of her writing, Fatima Farheen Mirza depicts complex, multidimensional characters. A Place for Us (Mirza) A Place for Us unfolds the lives of an Indian-American Muslim family, gathered together in their Californian hometown to celebrate the eldest daughter, Hadia’s, wedding—a match of love rather than tradition. ... and how we THINK about what we read. We're a resource for all things literary. Book Club Discussion Questions Our 3,500 Reading Guides include Discussion Questions, Book Reviews, Author Bios, and Plot Summaries.. Use the SEARCH box (title or author) If you don't find a specific guide for a book, take a look at our Discussion Tips & Ideas.. And remember to … Welcome to LitLovers. Michael Schaub - NPR.org In polished prose that zeroes in on domestic detail and, at its loveliest, recalls Jhumpa Lahiri, Mirza delivers a portrait of a family straining to hold its center amid rebellions both quiet and explosive. Author Bio • Birth—1991 • Where—San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA • Education—B.A., University of California-Riverside; M.F.A., Iowa Writers' Workshop • Currently—N/A Fatima Farheen Mirza was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. New Books and Popular Ones. [Mirza’s] writing is gorgeous, unadorned but beautiful.…. Poignant, warm, and thought-provoking, A Place for Us is a tremendously self-assured look at an American Muslim family, and the obligations and tangles that family and religion create. A Place for Us is a major accomplishment, a work of real beauty and fierce originality. How did you interpret the title of A Place for Us?Does this "place" refer to family, culture, community, or religion? Our Book Reviews. [A] miracle of a book. Her mother is of a British-Indian family, growing up in Birmingham, England; her father is from Hyderabad, India.