WAC book club: "Madras on Rainy Days" February 26, 2006

?Madras on Rainy Days?, Samina Ali (2004, 320p).
"A lyrical debut" exploring the dilemma confronting
a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a
dutiful daughter and an independent young American,
Layla is torn between clashing identities. Set against
a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and
taboo questions of sexuality, Ali presents the
complexities of life behind the chador, and the story
of a marriage where no one is what they seem.

Location:

Cody's Books - Ground Floor
2 Stockton Street, San Francisco (just north of Market
Street)
(415) 773-0444 http://www.codysbooks.com/