An Evening with Zoulfa Katouh - Birmingham

We are so excited to welcome the acclaimed author of As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow to celebrate the heart-wrenching new story of friendship, loss and identity, The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue.
From the author of the acclaimed As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow comes a moving and powerful story of identity, belonging and finding your inner courage, as Muslim student Jihad faces an array of challenges at her exclusive high school.

Joining an exclusive high school should be a fresh start for Jihad after her mother’s sudden death. But she's the only Muslim student there; her hijab and even her name make her new classmates suspicious.

Only one person treats her with kindness but Jihad can’t help questioning his motives. It’s hard to trust anyone when she meets indifference or hostility all around her. As tension mounts, she finds refuge in an old sketchbook and in the stories her mama used to tell her. She is determined to focus on making it to art school and a brighter future, but as she starts illustrating her mother’s memories, her canvas becomes bigger than she could ever have imagined.
Zoulfa will be in conversation with Coco (@thecultofcocoo) followed by an audience Q&A and signing.

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