Oct 19 • Book launch : The Home We Make – Maham Khwaja
Join us for a launch event to celebrate local author and New Voices Winner Maham Khwaja, as she releases her debut picture book The Home We Make.
The Home We Make is a moving story about a young girl
and her family who are forced to flee their beloved home after violence erupts all around them, and their journey to make a new sense of home.
One day someone asks me,
Where is home?
And I don’t know what to say.
Is home here or there?
Told from the perspective of a young refugee girl, debut children’s book author and New Voices winner Maham Khwaja tells the story of a family forced to flee their home due to violence.
Emotive illustrations by Daby Zainab Faidhi balance the family’s love for one another and hope for the future with the harrowing journey to escape on foot, travel by boat, and then finally resettle in a safe place. Through it all, the young girl tries to hold on to all the pieces of her life before and find a way to rebuild a sense of home.
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Maham will read excerpts of her book at 4:30pm and 5:15pm.
There will be a signing line after the discussion for individuals to get books personalized.
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feature film and network television production, as well as children's programming,
including Sim Sim Hamara (Pakistan's Sesame Street). Currently, Maham is developing
her first feature, Auntie Express, a story about a boisterous trio of Pakistani American
aunties who run a successful food truck. The Home We Make marks her children's book debut. You can learn more about her at mahamkhwaja.com.
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
4-6PM
SATURDAY OCTOBER 19
4-6PM
Limited seated capacity
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