Mariam Sharma Hits the Road

Name: Mariam Sharma Hits the Road
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sheba Karim
ISBN: 9780062854926

Author: Sheba Karim

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Published: 06/05/2018

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Travel, Social Themes

Synopsis

Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It’s going to be quite an adventure.The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar.But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what could be a better escape than a spontaneous road trip down to New Orleans?With the heartbreaking honesty of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ mixed with the cultural growing pains and smart snark of When Dimple Met Rishi, this wry, remarkable road-trip story is about questioning where you come from—and choosing the family that chooses you back.

About Sheba Karim

Sheba Karim is the author of Mariam Sharma Hits the Road, That Thing We Call a Heart, and Skunk Girl. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and NYU School of Law and currently lives in Nashville. You can visit her online at www.shebakarim.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aimal on December 14, 2017

Many thoughts. Too lazy to type them.......more

Goodreads review by laura on July 25, 2018

I have quite a lot of complicated feelings towards this book.......more

Goodreads review by Cori on October 06, 2018

2.5 Stars I am so conflicted on this one. I started reading a manuscript of this many moons ago and liked what I read, so wanted to find and read a finished copy. There is a lot of commentary in this book that is very important, but I also recognize that there are some flaws. Overall, I enjoyed the p......more

Goodreads review by Arisha on February 27, 2023

Still having mixed feelings This book was meant to be healing, however it was not. It brought up valid issues within both the Desi and Muslim community, but it was overshadowed by the immense disrespect it showed islam. Its ok to not be religious and I can see why someone would become atheist, but yo......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on July 05, 2018

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight I assumed I would love this one, based on the fact that I will never, ever turn down reading a road trip book. Especially when best friends come together to help one of their other friends, s......more