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Far Away from Here

by Ambata Kazi

Faith and friendship in post-Katrina New Orleans

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Faith and friendship in post-Katrina New Orleans

Set five years after Hurricane Katrina, the novel brings three young Black American Muslim friends back into one another’s lives after they drifted apart as teenagers. Fatima’s departure from New Orleans followed the murder of her childhood love; now the friends face the threshold of adulthood amid questions of faith, tradition, and the consequences of personal decisions. The city’s post-storm setting and the characters’ reconnection frame a story about belonging, religious identity, and the choices that shape young adulthood.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in stories about young adults navigating faith and tradition.
  • Readers seeking fiction centered on Black American Muslim characters.
  • Readers interested in New Orleans fiction shaped by Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.

Themes

Faith and traditionFriendship and reconnectionYoung adulthood and personal choicesBlack American Muslim identityLife in post-Katrina New Orleans

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Book overview

Far Away from Here is a novel about three young Black American Muslims on the cusp of adulthood confronting faith, tradition, and the impact of their personal decisions in five years post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.

In New Orleans, it's been five years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the heart and soul of both the city and its residents. Three young Black Muslim friends have reconnected after drifting apart as teenagers: Fatima left with the floodwaters of Katrina following the murder of her childhood love and fianc
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