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Sabba Khan

Author of The Roles We Play

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Works by Sabba Khan

The Roles We Play (2021) 22 copies
What is Home, Mum? (2022) 22 copies

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20th century
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female
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UK

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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | 2 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |
nonfiction/graphic memoir - Pakistani British Muslim woman relates her immigrant family's (from small village of Bothi near Old Mirpur City in the Kashmiri Valley, flooded with the building of a dam after Partition) experiences

Kate Evans' review blurb describes this book rather well: "A beautiful, ethereal, and architectural meditation on belonging and identity."
I loved the way Khan used her knowledge of architecture and design to make each page layout a tiny work of art; the text was maybe a little dry/philosophical (and tiny!) for my taste -- all of the constant over-thinking made it difficult for me to relate -- but I appreciate one more person's perspective and thought it was well done.… (more)
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reader1009 | 2 other reviews | Jul 9, 2022 |
There are interesting ideas and experiences in here, but I'm a stickler for structure and this flits about hither and yon, leaving me lagging behind and unwilling to catch up as it asks more questions than it answers. Also, it's the second book this week to tell me what music to listen to as I read it, and I'm not liking that trend.
 
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villemezbrown | 2 other reviews | Jun 5, 2022 |

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