Stealing Nasreen  (English, Paperback, Farzana Doctor)

A powerful story set in Toronto—of three intersecting lives and how they navigate the overwhelming forces of love, sexuality and loneliness.

The lives of three very different individuals, all of whom belong to the same small religious community, intersect while they try to find and pursue love and life itself.

Set in Toronto, which is home to Nasreen—an Indo-Canadian lesbian and burnt-out psychologist—but a new world to Shaffiq and Salma, Stealing Nasreen offers a unique view of the world of the ‘immigrant’ through three different viewpoints.

While working in the same hospital, Shaffiq becomes increasingly fascinated with Nasreen, causing him to bring home and hide things he ‘finds’ in her office. Salma discovers some of these hidden treasures and suspects that something is amiss. In the meantime, Nasreen begins attending Salma’s weekly Gujarati classes, and Salma too finds herself inexplicably attracted to her student. And an impulsive kiss sets off a surprising course of events...

About the Author
Farzana Doctor is a Toronto-based writer whose work has been published in Siren Magazine, Trikone, Sightlines 7 Anthology, and Aurat Durbar. She has also had chapters, reviews, and articles published in edited books and journals, has co- written a manual for therapists, co-written plays, and co-produced a documentary video. She is a social worker, educator, and consultant as well. Her second novel, Six Meters of Pavement, received many accolades and was the winner of the Rainbow Award for Best Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction in 2011. It was also named one of the Top Ten Books of 2011 by NOW magazine. Find out more about Farzana on her website—www.farzanadoctor.com and her blog—www.farzanadoctor.wordpress.com