Turbulence - by Hafsa Lodi (Paperback)

About the Book

This introspective tale charts the bumpy journey of a young Muslim woman navigating faith and feminism.

Book Synopsis

This introspective tale charts the bumpy journey of a young Muslim woman navigating faith and feminism.

Aspiring documentary-maker Dunya Dawood had exciting plans for her career, until she fell in love. Pregnant and on a flight to New York a decade later, she is upgraded to business class and separated from her husband and son. Away, for once, from her life of domesticity in the Middle East, she reflects on the choices and relationships that led her down a trajectory she never meant to take. When a shocking discovery sends her into labour mid-air, Dunya is forced to make the most difficult decision of all.

How do you manage the precarious balance between culture, faith, ambition, family obligations and feminism? And what happens when you hit a little turbulence?

Review Quotes

"Hafsa Lodi deftly navigates complex issues such as faith, patriarchy and motherhood with insight and candour. Turbulence is at once illuminating, engrossing and thought-provoking." - Sonia Velton, author of The Image of Her

"A gorgeous and tender novel about the struggle to restore one's dignity without having to throw off faith and family and everything that one holds dear." - Laury Silvers, author of Some Justice: A Ghazi Ammar Medieval Mystery

"Turbulence is a quietly provoking novel; intimate, brave, deeply humane and in turns funny, questioning and revealing." - Dr Sofia Rehman, author of Gendering the Hadith Tradition

"In this heartfelt debut novel, Lodi explores the ways faith and feminism intersect for Dunya, a modern Muslim woman in our digital age." - Marjan Kamali, author of The Lion Women of Tehran

"A daring dive into the life and mind of a Muslim woman, Hafsa Lodi explores faith, family, motherhood and womanhood with honesty and emotional depth in her raw and relatable debut novel, Turbulence." - Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, author of The Thirty Before Thirty List

"A stunning examination of identity, feminism, and womanhood in a traditional world, this story reminds readers that it's never too late to examine your life and make a change." - Iman Hariri-Kia, author of A Hundred Other Girls