Cover Image

The henna wars

When Nishat, an Irish girl of Bengali heritage, sees her old friend Flávia again, she feels attracted, but when they both enter a school contest as henna artists, their feelings for each other become more complicated.

Main Author: Jaigirdar, Adiba (Author)
Other Authors: Jaigirdar, Adiba.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., [2022]
Edition: [Paperback edition].
Subjects:
Bengali (South Asian people) > Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians > Juvenile fiction.
Mehndi (Body painting) > Juvenile fiction.
High schools > Juvenile fiction.
Contests > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Bangladesh > Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Romance fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Summary: When Nishat, an Irish girl of Bengali heritage, sees her old friend Flávia again, she feels attracted, but when they both enter a school contest as henna artists, their feelings for each other become more complicated.
Item Description: Originally published in hardcover in 2020.
Includes the short story Red and Green by Adiba Jaigirdar.
Physical Description: 389 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN: 1645675734
9781645675730
Author Notes: Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi and Irish writer and teacher. She has a BA in English and History, and an MA in Postcolonial Studies. She is also a contributor for Book Riot. Currently, she lives in Dublin, Ireland, where she writes with the help of many cups of tea and a lot of Hayley Kiyoko and Janelle Monáe.

Similar Items