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# A Place for Us: A Novel

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Review: A Masterpiece that Doesn't Speak it Sings! A Favorite Author's Debut! - A PLACE FOR US BY: FATIMA FARHEEN MIRZA I don't know how attending the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop always guarantees its graduates to succeed in writing masterpieces. The most unforgettable literary fiction that can evoke myriads of emotion comes from writers' who have attended there. This impressive debut novel is no exception. This is a masterfully written new book about a first generation American-Indian family whose religion happens to be Muslim, which explores the love and complexities of every family dynamic that exists in all of humanity. The special bonds that exist between mothers' and sons' are brought to life with rich, vivid detail. The strong bonds that exist between siblings and how birth order effects greater expectations on each individual. Fathers and sons who find themselves in power struggles are expertly displayed. Each character in this novel is inherently good and pure at heart. The powerful and lasting effects of first love are flawlessly depicted. This is also a story of how well intentioned decisions made for what seems at the time, to be the best choices that we make for our children can sometimes backfire, and cause damage that cannot be undone. This novel also explores the vast differences of each individual child, who they inevitably become, and how they react while brought up in the same household with identical values. Each Adult Child takes a different path, and each one will conform, or not conform to their parents' expectations placed on them. The heartbreaking estrangement of a child has lifelong consequences. This is a very impressive debut novel, that will remain with me for a long time. The writing is beautiful, and the character development is superb. I wish more novels were written with such a keen eye to detail. I highly recommend this realistic novel to everyone. It shows us how much we share in common as humans no matter what cultural or religious faith we belong too.
Review: Long on Relationshipping, Short on Character - This is indeed a beautiful, haunting, elegaic book, and the way Mirza writes about simple things gives it a certain conviction: we can all identify with the way people blossom and sometimes chafe under the strictures of custom and religion, and the simple quality of everyday life she focuses on is very persuasive. The flaw in the ointment is that the multiple characters from whose viewpoint she writes are all essentially the same character. Everyone is thoughtful, pensive, reflective, and spends considerable time catching up on his or her regretting. Amar, the brother, is the one conflicted wayward character who is charming but a perennial disappointment to his family, and he seems simply to have been born that way; but his inner monologue is yet again thoughtful, pensive, reflective, and rueful, as is that of his outwardly stern father. In the creation of tone poems Mirza is very, very good, and as a first novel this work is amazing. If she wants to mature as a writer, she will have to read her Dickens.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #53,859 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #117 in Cultural Heritage Fiction #1,971 in American Literature (Books) #2,003 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 8,659 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Masterpiece that Doesn't Speak it Sings! A Favorite Author's Debut!
*by K***1 on May 15, 2023*

A PLACE FOR US BY: FATIMA FARHEEN MIRZA I don't know how attending the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop always guarantees its graduates to succeed in writing masterpieces. The most unforgettable literary fiction that can evoke myriads of emotion comes from writers' who have attended there. This impressive debut novel is no exception. This is a masterfully written new book about a first generation American-Indian family whose religion happens to be Muslim, which explores the love and complexities of every family dynamic that exists in all of humanity. The special bonds that exist between mothers' and sons' are brought to life with rich, vivid detail. The strong bonds that exist between siblings and how birth order effects greater expectations on each individual. Fathers and sons who find themselves in power struggles are expertly displayed. Each character in this novel is inherently good and pure at heart. The powerful and lasting effects of first love are flawlessly depicted. This is also a story of how well intentioned decisions made for what seems at the time, to be the best choices that we make for our children can sometimes backfire, and cause damage that cannot be undone. This novel also explores the vast differences of each individual child, who they inevitably become, and how they react while brought up in the same household with identical values. Each Adult Child takes a different path, and each one will conform, or not conform to their parents' expectations placed on them. The heartbreaking estrangement of a child has lifelong consequences. This is a very impressive debut novel, that will remain with me for a long time. The writing is beautiful, and the character development is superb. I wish more novels were written with such a keen eye to detail. I highly recommend this realistic novel to everyone. It shows us how much we share in common as humans no matter what cultural or religious faith we belong too.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Long on Relationshipping, Short on Character
*by C***L on September 30, 2018*

This is indeed a beautiful, haunting, elegaic book, and the way Mirza writes about simple things gives it a certain conviction: we can all identify with the way people blossom and sometimes chafe under the strictures of custom and religion, and the simple quality of everyday life she focuses on is very persuasive. The flaw in the ointment is that the multiple characters from whose viewpoint she writes are all essentially the same character. Everyone is thoughtful, pensive, reflective, and spends considerable time catching up on his or her regretting. Amar, the brother, is the one conflicted wayward character who is charming but a perennial disappointment to his family, and he seems simply to have been born that way; but his inner monologue is yet again thoughtful, pensive, reflective, and rueful, as is that of his outwardly stern father. In the creation of tone poems Mirza is very, very good, and as a first novel this work is amazing. If she wants to mature as a writer, she will have to read her Dickens.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10 Stars. Exceptional. Unforgettable. Breathtaking.
*by F***H on December 29, 2021*

A Place For Us is one of the most beautifully written, well-woven, intricately detailed stories I have read in a very long time. The characters are richly multi-faceted, their experiences, hopes and desires are mesmerizing, and I found myself rooting for every one of them. The author, Fatima Farheen Mirza, has the exceptional ability to create a depth-filled, full-circle rendition of each experience, each thought. Even just a few sentences will convey a range of emotions and reflections that will tell an entire story in a few paragraphs; and indeed, this book tells many different stories and neatly ties each one to form a fluid arc from beginning to end. I was stunned to learn that Ms. Mirza is now only thirty years old. I am awe-struck that she has written this masterpiece as a young woman in her twenties, giving each character, whether they be mothers or fathers or siblings or friends, such precise and genuine angst and yearning. This story revolves around a family living in California, who are Shia Muslims from Hyderabad, India, living a compelling and complex array of experiences as they discover who they are as individuals and their place within their family, their community, and their destiny. I recommend this beautiful and intricate story to everyone, but especially so if your roots lie in the Subcontinent. The familiarity of language, religion, and the immigrant experience is priceless, but even more than that, this story will compel you to reflect on your own experiences and maybe even heighten the understanding of our and our parents' lives.

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