Short summary:
Lahore, Pakistan. Then.
Misbah and Toufiq are forced into an arranged marriage, but their American dream leads them to immigrating to the US, where they open the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel, hoping for their future self to thank them.
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Juniper, California. Now.
Salahudin and Noor were childhood best friends, practically siblings. But when Noor romantically rejects Salahudin, they part ways.
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Sal tries to keep his life together, as his mother’s health declines, and his father’s grief leads him to alcoholism.
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Noor works in her uncle’s liquor store, secretly applying to colleges, in hope of escaping Juniper, and her father, forever.
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Will grief, and the hardships of life bring them together?
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Recommendation:
A fantastic read filled with love, forgiveness, and of course rage, entwined with the hardships of life.
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About the author:
Sabaa Tahir is a New York Times bestselling author, best known for her novel: “An Ember in the Ashes”.