David and Ameena - by Ami Rao (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Modern-day New York, a subway train: David, an American-Jewish jazz musician, torn between his dreams and his parents' expectations, sees a woman across the car. Ameena, a British-Pakistani artist who left Manchester to escape the pressure from her conservative family, sees David. When a moment of sublime beauty occurs unexpectedly, the two connect, moved by their shared experience. From this flows a love that it appears will triumph above all. But as David and Ameena navigate their relationship, their ambitions and the city they love, they discover the external world is not so easy to keep at bay. Ami Rao's masterful debut novel picks apart the lives of two people, stripping them of their collective identities and, in doing so, facing up to the challenge of today: can love give us the freedom to accept our differences?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Exquisite. Beautiful. Provocative. I love her writing [...] A breathtaking improvisation - masterfully orchestrated." --Jim Lawless, author of<i> Taming Tigers</i><br><br>"I've never read such an accurate and telling evocation of the additional complications of personal creative expression. Its truth makes it hard to read in places but Rao's sparkling voice leads you through." --Tim Hayward, writer, broadcaster and columnist<br><br>"This unexpectedly moving, in-depth love story by debut author Ami Rao explores the challenge of differences in background, faith and culture when two people fall in love." --Karen Byrom, <i>My Weekly</i><br><br>"A touching story of multicultural love, desire, and achievement with "soul" at its heart. Ami writes in a way that makes you feel you are there in the story with David and Ameena, improvising jazz with David and helping Ameena find honesty in her art." --Geoffrey Horton, musician and vocalist<br><br>"Ami Rao intricately weaves threads of love, family, politics and identity to create a beautiful, and very real, modern love story that sparkles beneath a New York skyline." --Huma Qureshi, author of <i>How We Met</i><br><br>"One of the most emotionally rich and mesmerizing novels I've read in some time. Rao's gorgeous and graceful writing makes <i>David and Ameena</i> compulsively readable. This book will seduce you, enthrall you, and change the way you think about love." --Jonathan Eig, New York Times best-selling author of <i>Ali: A Life</i><br><br>"A touching story of multicultural love, desire and achievement with 'soul' at its heart."-- Geoffrey Horton, musician and vocalist<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ami Rao </b>is a British-American writer who was born in Calcutta, India and has lived and worked in New York City, London, Paris, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Ami has a BA in English Literature and Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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