{"product_id":"a-dutiful-boy-mohsin-zaidi-9781529112207","title":"A Dutiful Boy: A Memoir of Secrets, Lies and Family Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2021 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY MEMOIR\/BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dutiful Boy \u003c\/i\u003eis Mohsin's personal journey from denial to acceptance: a revelatory memoir about the power of love, belonging, and living every part of your identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring and hopeful coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mohsin grew up in a poor pocket of east London, in a devout shia Muslim community. His family were close-knit and religiously conservative. From a young age, Mohsin felt different but in a home where being gay was inconceivable he also felt very alone. Outside of home Mohsin went to a failing inner city school where gang violence was a fact of life. As he grew up life didn't seem to offer teenage Mohsin any choices: he was disenfranchised from opportunity and isolated from his family as a closet gay Muslim. But Mohsin had incredible drive and became the first person from his school to go to Oxford University. At university came the newfound freedom to become the man his parents never wanted him to be. But when he was confronted by his father and a witch doctor invited to 'cure' him Mohsin had to make a difficult choice. Mohsin's story takes harrowing turns but it is full of life and humor, and, ultimately, it is an inspiring story about breaking through life's barriers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohsin Zaidi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529112206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529112207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2021","brand":"Mohsin Zaidi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050710561023,"sku":"9781529112207","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7778e852-6da0-444e-bfc7-4a39217790c2.jpg?v=1685008795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dutiful-boy-mohsin-zaidi-9781529112207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}