{"product_id":"if-they-come-for-us-by-fatimah-asghar-9781472154620","title":"If They Come For Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFatimah Asghar's debut collection brought me to tears many times over. It is urgent, compelling and filled with fragments of history that have changed the face of the world. Its exploration of queerness, grief, Muslim identity, partition and being a woman of colour in a white supremacist world make this the most essential collection of poems you'll read this year.\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eNikesh Shukla, editor of \u003cem\u003eTHE GOOD IMMIGRANT\u003c\/em\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eTHE ONE WHO WROTE DESTINY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePoet and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series \u003cem\u003eBROWN GIRLS\u003c\/em\u003e captures her experience as a Pakistani Muslim woman in contemporary America, while exploring identity, violence, and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ean aunt teaches me how to tell\u003cbr\u003e\nan edible flower\u003cbr\u003e\nfrom a poisonous one.\u003cbr\u003e\njust in case, I hear her say, just in case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrphaned as a child, Fatimah Asghar grapples with coming of age and navigating questions of sexuality and race without the guidance of a mother or father. These poems at once bear anguish, joy, vulnerability, and compassion, while also exploring the many facets of violence: how it persists within us, how it is inherited across generations, and how it manifests itself in our relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn experimental forms and language both lyrical and raw, Asghar seamlessly braids together marginalised people's histories with her own understanding of identity, place, and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA debut poetry collection showcasing both a fierce and tender new voice\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596645810412,"sku":"9781472154620","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472154620-if-they-come-for-us.jpg?v=1777934005","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/if-they-come-for-us-by-fatimah-asghar-9781472154620","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}