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When We Were Sisters: A Novel by Fatimah Asghar

March 23, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

CBR15passport new to you authors Fatimah Asghar (they/them) is a writer and co-producer of the Ms. Marvel series on Disney+ as well as creator of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls. They have published poetry and a previous novel, If They Come For Us. Asghar’s parents experienced the chaos and violence of the partition of India and Pakistan and emigrated to the US, where Asghar was born.  Asghar’s parents died when Asghar was a child. While similar events occur in When We Were Sisters, this […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, CBR15Passport, ElCicco, Fatimah Asghar, Fiction, When We Were Sisters, Women's History Month

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, CBR15Passport, ElCicco, Fatimah Asghar, Fiction, When We Were Sisters, Women's History Month ·
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