HIJAB BUTCH BLUES

Un mémoire tendre et touchant d'une voix singulière.

When Lamya is fourteen, she decides to disappear. It seems easier to ease herself out of sight than to grapple with the difficulty of taking shape in a world that doesn't fit. She is a queer teenager growing up in a Muslim household, a South Asian in a Middle Eastern country.

But during her Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam, and suddenly everything shifts: if Maryam was never touched by any man, could Maryam be... like Lamya?

Written with deep intelligence and a fierce humour, this book follows Lamya as she travels to the US. And as she comes out, and as she navigates the complexities of the immigration system - and the queer dating scene. At each step, she turns to her faith to make sense of her life, weaving stories from the Quran together with her own experiences.

From Musa leading his people to freedom to Allah, who is neither male nor female. And Nuh, who built an ark, just as Lamya is finally able to become the architect of her own story.

Raw and unflinching, Hijab Butch Blues heralds the arrival of a truly original voice. She asks powerful questions about gender and sexuality, relationships, identity and faith. And what it means to build a life of one's own.

Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H. - 9781785788512 - 15.90€