DEBUT novel
The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
The year is 1991. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and the first Gulf War has just broken out. The war isn’t what she expects – “We didn’t even get any days off school! Just my luck.” However, the event sparks a major change in her life…
Join Mona Hasan as she moves from big-city Dubai in the U.A.E. to small-town Dartmouth on the east coast of Canada. Mona is on a hero’s journey to answer life’s big (and small) questions – “when will my chest grow, Allah? Why isn’t my mother like the mothers on T.V.? What is tongue kissing? Why is Aba ruining our lives by moving us to Canada?”
Warning: Mona’s journey to make sense of the world around her by using hope, humour and tween poetry is likely to leave you laughing, relating and reflecting.
Available in hardcover May 2022
The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
The year is 1991. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and the first Gulf War has just broken out. The war isn’t what she expects – “We didn’t even get any days off school! Just my luck.” However, the event sparks a major change in her life…
Join Mona Hasan as she moves from big-city Dubai in the U.A.E. to small-town Dartmouth on the east coast of Canada. Mona is on a journey to answer life’s big (and small) questions – “when will my chest grow, Allah? Why isn’t my mother like the mothers on T.V.? What is tongue kissing? Why is Aba ruining our lives by moving us to Canada?”
Available in hardcover May 3, 2022