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A review by myevergrowingbookshelf
Hijab and Red Lipstick by Yousra Imran
5.0
Hijab and Red Lipstick is absolutely incredible. It’s more than just a coming of age story. It’s a huge insight into, for me at least, a whole different world that I could never imagine. It opened my eyes to a way of living that I won’t ever experience, and Yousra has written it is so well, the experiences and emotions that Sara go through are so raw in this book. Yousra keeps the story authentic, using Arabic words and phrases, but includes a glossary at the back of the book for the reader. There are also several trigger warnings for this book, but there is a note from the author explaining them at the beginning, which is something that I think should be included in every book.
What’s important to know when reading this however, and is pointed out during the book, that although this is a story of a British Arab woman, it is not every Arab woman’s story. This does not lessen Sara’s story at all, but it is important to know and to remember.
Yousra won the Hashtag Press 2020 competition where the prize was for her debut novel to be published by them. Now I obviously haven’t read any of the other nominees, but I can honestly say I can see why she won. This is easily a five star read from me and I recommend it to everyone. Now if you wouldn’t mind writing a sequel please Yousra, I want to know more about Sara’s life!
Thank you so much Hashtag Press and Yousra Imran for my gifted digital copy of this amazing book
What’s important to know when reading this however, and is pointed out during the book, that although this is a story of a British Arab woman, it is not every Arab woman’s story. This does not lessen Sara’s story at all, but it is important to know and to remember.
Yousra won the Hashtag Press 2020 competition where the prize was for her debut novel to be published by them. Now I obviously haven’t read any of the other nominees, but I can honestly say I can see why she won. This is easily a five star read from me and I recommend it to everyone. Now if you wouldn’t mind writing a sequel please Yousra, I want to know more about Sara’s life!
Thank you so much Hashtag Press and Yousra Imran for my gifted digital copy of this amazing book