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 · Tanaz Bhathena’s debut novel A Girl Like That is about a year-old orphan Zarin Wadia, born in Mumbai, now living in Jeddah, with her maternal aunt Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. She is the author of Rising like a Storm, the sequel to the White Pine Award winning novel, Hunted by the Sky, which was also named a Best Book of the Year by the CBC and USBBY. Her novel, The Beauty of the Moment, won the Nautilus Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction. Her acclaimed debut, A Girl Like That, was named a Best Book of the Year by numerous outlets including The Globe and Mail, . “Vivid, intricately woven, and wholly immersive, A Girl Like That is a debut that will leave you both haunted and hopeful. Tanaz Bhathena is masterful at writing complicated girls and the people in their orbits.” ―Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of Firsts/5().

Reviewed by Mitia Nath. Tanaz Bhathena's first novel A Girl Like That narrates the story of sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia, growing up in Jeddah with her adoptive aunt (masi) and uncle (masa), and struggling with the ordeals that life throws at her. The novel explores how Zarin's adoptive family, much like the adoptive city, never quite accepts her as one of their own - she remains a. A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: an Indian girl, a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a troublemaker whose romantic entanglements are the subject of endless gossip among the girls in her school. "You don't want to get involved with a girl like that," they say. Tanaz Bhathena wanted to write a book about Saudi Arabia — set in the world outside of the royal palaces and gated compounds — with a focus on middle-class Indian expats. It may not come as a surprise to readers of Bhathena's work but A Girl Like That did find its beginnings in a short story. Lucky for us, Tanaz found Zarin's voice to be incredible, drawing her to convert the word.

A Girl Like That [Tanaz Bhathena] on bltadwin.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Girl Like That. A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena is The Feminist Writing We Need in Today’s Society, Vagabomb. Jael Richardson’s book pick: A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena, CBC Radio. Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier, Mid-day. Brilliant Books to look forward in , Times of India. The 20 Best YA Books of , Seventeen. Tanaz Bhathena was born in Mumbai and raised in Riyadh, Jeddah and Toronto. Her short stories have appeared in various journals, including Blackbird, Witness, and Room Magazine. A Girl Like That is her first novel.