Stealing Nasreen is a novel about the lives of three very different people, all of whom belong to the same, small religious community. Set in Toronto with back story in Mumbai, Nasreen Bastawala, an Indo-Canadian lesbian and burnt-out psychologist, becomes enmeshed in the lives of Shaffiq and Salma Paperwala, new immigrants from Mumbai.
Shaffiq and Salma each keep a secret about Nasreen, and in doing so, risks their marriage. An impulsive kiss between Salma and Nasreen sets of a surprising course of events.
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Stealing Nasreen is a novel about the lives of three very different people, all of whom belong to the same, small religious community. Set in Toronto with back story in Mumbai, Nasreen Bastawala, an Indo-Canadian lesbian and burnt-out psychologist, becomes enmeshed in the lives of Shaffiq and Salma Paperwala, new immigrants from Mumbai. Shaffiq and Salma each keep a secret about Nasreen, and in doing so, risks their marriage. An impulsive kiss between Salma and Nasreen sets of a surprising course of events.