{"id":11293,"date":"2020-05-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11293"},"modified":"2020-07-08T10:48:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T15:48:52","slug":"if-only-he-could-meet-her-she-wore-red-trainers-by-naima-b-robert-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11293","title":{"rendered":"If only he could meet her… SHE WORE RED TRAINERS, by Na’ima B. Robert (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Family life is funny and frustrating,
community expectations can be a heavy burden,
how to stay true to your faith<\/a>, yet find your own path?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her stepfather is especially mean to Amirah’s younger brother who is deaf<\/a> – hopefully getting all three younger siblings out of the house to the Islamic Center’s summer program will help Mom’s depression (another divorce coming?) sigh\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mum’s death sent Dad’s business into freefall, brought Ali back to their faith – now the house is sold and they’ll be in London for his summer before college\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing basketball with the guys in their city Muslim neighborhood, Ali sees a young woman in hijab over there\u2026who is she of the red shoes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will the right circumstances allow these new neighbors to meet properly, correctly, soon?
Can Amirah find a way to attend art school before her older brother arranges her marriage?
Can Ali convince his dad that law school was Mum’s dream, not his own?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet these Muslim families in south London and know more about their lives and worries and dreams. Find this 2014 book at your local library (worldcat.org\/libraries) or independent bookstore (indiebound.org\/indie-store-finder or https:\/\/bookshop.org\/).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happy ending are you willing to work for and wait for?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: She Wore Red Trainers \/ Na’ima B. Robert. Kube Publishing, 2014. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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