Intriguing and fractious conversation makes you bristle
I loved the opening chapters... The vivid imagery of Malik's prose takes you immediately to a darkened room filled with urgent sadness. Bilal's mother Sekeena is dying and you can feel the desperation of her trying to deliver her dying wishes to him. I think Malik has a gift for writing about the frustrations of the modern day Muslim community and the fine line between honouring and living their culture and traditions and assimilating into "white Britain". This occurs both in Sekeena's internal dialogue and later in the dialogue between Bilal and his wife Miriam when discussing building the Mosque.
I enjoyed the writing style of the first couple of chapters and felt the fractious marriage between Bilal and Miriam. The tension between two was palpable and it made me bristle and question what future events may be.
The cover is interesting and a juxtaposition to the atmosphere in the first few chapters with its bright colours it's almost sunny. The imagery significantly shows the joining or division of Christian and Muslim cultures whichever way you look at it.
I enjoyed the writing style of the first couple of chapters and felt the fractious marriage between Bilal and Miriam. The tension between two was palpable and it made me bristle and question what future events may be.
The cover is interesting and a juxtaposition to the atmosphere in the first few chapters with its bright colours it's almost sunny. The imagery significantly shows the joining or division of Christian and Muslim cultures whichever way you look at it.