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A brilliant bestselling debut novel from author Nafisa Haji, The Writing on My Forehead describes one woman’s struggle with the Indo-Pakistani traditions of her family and her own independence/5(98). About the Author. Nafisa Haji's first novel, The Writing on My Forehead, was a finalist for the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award. An American of Indo-Pakistani descent, she was born and raised in Los Angeles and now /5(98).  · At its core, The Writing On My Forehead is a chronicle of the push/pull, personal choice versus familial obligation, and a desperate desire to fulfil both. The book is also about sisterhood: Saira and Ameena, Nanima and Big Nanima, Mummy and her two other sisters/5(K).

The Writing On My Forehead. by. Nafisa Haji (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 34 ratings · 3 reviews. Free-spirited and rebellious, Saira has grown up in California with her beautiful, obedient sister Ameena. From childhood, she has broken the boundaries between her desire for independence and her family's traditions - in particular. The Writing on My Forehead, Nafisa Haji's debut novel, is a multi-generational look at a wealthy Indo-Pakistani family through the eyes of one of its youngest members, Saira www.doorway.ru, always the rebellious one in her immediate family, and now a successful journalist, has broken with most of the social traditions of her family but now finds herself in the midst of a family crisis that. the writing on my forehead by Nafisa Haji ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, In Haji's debut novel, an Indo-Pakistani Muslim tries to balance her family's traditional values and her independent nature.

"The Writing on My Forehead" is a multi-generational tale involving a complex Indo-Pakistani clan which is scattered all over the world. They periodically gather in Pakistan, England and America for family visits. However, Pakistan is the locale of preference, because so many relatives live here. A brilliant bestselling debut novel from author Nafisa Haji, The Writing on My Forehead describes one woman’s struggle with the Indo-Pakistani traditions of her family and her own independence. About the Author. Nafisa Haji's first novel, The Writing on My Forehead, was a finalist for the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award. An American of Indo-Pakistani descent, she was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in northern California with her husband and son.