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My Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani

diyankilaco's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

swee_p's review

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

aatifamasood's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

amplenert's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

stuckintheb00ks's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

imalahakhund's review against another edition

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3.0

Part relatable, part not so much. Zeba talks about her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia vs India, her experience dealing with hair loss as a South Asian woman alongwith that the tedious process of finding a suitable match for herself and then finally carving her own space and identity in her own community and as a minority in the UK.

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0


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rosaryoleander's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this book. Its really easy to read and the themes are cleverly interwoven with the text. I think it feels quire western, which I am surprised by, and at times I feels a little sharp and harsh towards women in the East, and as though there is a strong western perspective that I am not sure is intentional. I found it an interesting read though, and a well formed perspective on womanhood anf growing into one's self in a place that isn't safe or welcoming for it. 

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3.75

rhodaj's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5