{"product_id":"roses-in-the-mouth-of-a-lion-9781250834805","title":"Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Padma Lakshmi Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunningly beautiful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An unforgettable voice that moves you from the start.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRazia Mirza grows up amid the wild grape vines and backyard sunflowers of Corona, Queens, with her best friend, Saima, by her side. When a family rift drives the girls apart, Razia's heart is broken. She finds solace in Taslima, a new girl in her close-knit Pakistani-American community. They embark on a series of small rebellions: listening to scandalous music, wearing miniskirts, and cutting school to explore the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Razia is accepted to Stuyvesant, a prestigious high school in Manhattan, the gulf between the person she is and the daughter her parents want her to be, widens. At Stuyvesant, Razia meets Angela and is attracted to her in a way that blossoms into a new understanding. When their relationship is discovered by an Aunty in the community, Razia must choose between her family and her own future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePunctuated by both joy and loss, full of '80s music and beloved novels, \u003ci\u003eRoses, in the Mouth of a Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is a new classic: a fiercely compassionate coming-of-age story of a girl struggling to reconcile her heritage and faith with her desire to be true to herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11876935\"\u003eBushra Rehman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.51w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250834805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250834805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC018000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | Lesbian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC054000\"\u003eAsian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBushra Rehman \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Corona, Queens. She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eColonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of the novel \u003ci\u003eRoses, in the Mouth of a Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eMarianna's Beauty Salon, \u003c\/i\u003e and the dark comedy \u003ci\u003eCorona, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the New York Public Library's favorite books about NYC\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44412975546507,"sku":"9781250834805","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_ecb70f78-1b75-4735-b711-05edfd08d7f0.jpg?v=1761235430","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/roses-in-the-mouth-of-a-lion-9781250834805","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}