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Stealing Nasreen Kindle Edition

by Farzana Doctor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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Stealing Nasreenis a novel about the lives of three very different people, all of whom belong to the same small religious community. Set in Toronto with back story in Mumbai, Nasreen Bastawala, an Indo-Canadian lesbian and burnt-out psychologist, becomes enmeshed in the lives of Shaffiq and Salma Paperwala, new immigrants from Mumbai. While working in the same Toronto hospital as Nasreen, Shaffiq develops a persistent and confusing fascination with Nasreen, causing him to bring home and hide things he “finds” in her office. Salma, his wife, discovers some of these hidden treasures and suspects that something is amiss. Unbeknownst to Shaffiq, Nasreen begins attending weekly Gujarati classes taught by Salma, who finds herself inexplicably attracted to her student. This attraction harkens back memories and regrets Salma holds about a lesbian affair that ended badly years ago.

Nasreen has troubles of her own. She recently broke up with her cheating girlfriend and still has mixed feelings about her, and their relationship. She is also dealing with her father, who has become demanding and clingy ever since the death of her mother a couple of years before.

Without knowing that it is happening, Nasreen becomes the centre of Shaffiq and Salma’s lives. Each keeps a secret about Nasreen, and in so doing risks their marriage, while Nasreen struggles to come to terms with her mother’s death, her recent break-up, and her new relationship with her father. An impulsive kiss between Salma and Nasreen sets off a surprising course of events.

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    Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series
  5. Publication date
    May 15, 2007
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Stealing Nasreen is a novel about the lives of three very different people, all of whom belong to the same small religious community. Set in Toronto with back story in Mumbai, Nasreen Batawala, an Indo-Canadian lesbian and burnt-out psychologist, becomes enmeshed in the lives of Shaffiq and Salma Paperwala, new immigrants from Mumbai. While working in the same Toronto hospital as Nasreen, Shaffiq develops a persistent and confusing fascination with Nasreen, causing him to bring home and hide things he "finds" in her office. Salma, his wife, discovers some of these hidden treasures and suspects that something is amiss. Unbeknownst to Shaffiq, Nasreen begins attending weekly Gujarati classes taught by Salma, who finds herself inexplicably attracted to her student. An impulsive kiss sets off a surprising course of events.

About the Author

Farzana Doctor is a Toronto-based writer whose work has been published in Siren Magazine, Trikone, Sightlines 7 Anthology, and Aurat Durbar. She has also had chapters, reviews, and articles published in edited books and journals, has cowritten a manual for therapists, co-written plays, and co-produced a documentary video. She is a social worker, educator, and consultant as well. Her second novel, Six Metres of Pavement, received many accolades and was the winner of the Rainbow Award for Best Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction in 2011. It was also named one of the Top Ten Books of 2011 by NOW magazine.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H5XG5XK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series (May 15, 2007)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 15, 2007
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1610 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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    Farzana Doctor’s first novel, Stealing Nasreen, received critical acclaim upon its release in 2007. Her second book, Six Metres of Pavement, was named one of Now Magazine’s Top Ten Books of 2011. It also won the Lambda Literary (2012) and was short-listed for the Toronto Book Award (2012). Farzana was named as one of CBC Books’ “Ten Canadian Women Writers You Need to Read Now” and was the recipient of the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Dayne Ogilvie Grant (2011). Her third novel, All Inclusive, will be released October 2015.

    Besides novels, Doctor also writes poetry and has written on social work and diversity-related topics. She provides private practice consulting and psychotherapy services. She lives in Toronto, where she is co-curator of the Brockton Writers Series. www.farzanadoctor.com

    Farzana is always happy to chat with book clubs (in person or over the phone or Skype) and to come speak at your events. Feel free to e-mail her at farzanadoctorATrogers.com

    Find her on Facebook and Twitter (farzanadoctor)

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3.6 out of 5 stars
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3.0 out of 5 stars It was okay until the climax
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2009
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Lots of stories have difficulties finding the right tone for the falling action of a plot once the climax has been receieved. the book has a very intense beginning that does keep you at the egde of your seat but, upon wanting more out of the book-as in a actualy lesbian relationship and growing of the characters, i was disappointed.

after the kiss salma gave to nasreen, i felt everything went down and once i scanned through the rest of the book, because it suddenly got to boring to read, i wondered what was the actual story of the book. what was the point? and if anyone can answer that question then that would be great.
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Nancy Manahan
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Novel I've Read This Year!
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2009
I could hardly put this book down. It haunted me when I wasn't reading it, the first time that a novel has had a hypnotic effect on me in a long time. All three main characters are complex, sympathetic, and real. I felt equally absorbed in the story of each one.

It is a pleasure to read about a lesbian character who is fully human and whose sexual orientation is a given. I appreciate that Nasreen struggles with neither internalized homophobia nor intense social discrimination.

I highly recommend this nuanced, insightful, generous, concise, and beautifully-written book.
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Jubi
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay-ish
Reviewed in India on June 25, 2018
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A good read though it didn't rouse me as much I wanted it to.
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Akilesh Sridharan
4.0 out of 5 stars Well Crafted Lesbian Novel
Reviewed in India on September 13, 2013
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The emotions and subtleties involved were absolutely top-notch. The Indian flavor was there all through the novel, Great read for both gays and straights
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