The bones of grace

About “The bones of grace”

From the award-winning author of A Golden Age and The Good Muslim, comes a modern love story exploring themes of belonging, migration, and identity. Zubaida Haque, an adopted daughter of a wealthy Bangladeshi family, falls in love with Elijah Strong, an American man, while in Boston. After a twist of fate, she returns to Dhaka and marries her childhood friend, conforming to societal expectations. Feeling trapped, she moves to Chittagong to work on a documentary about shipbreaking. There, she meets Anwar, a shipbreaker whose story helps her confront her past and consider a different future. As she witnesses the destruction of a ship, Zubaida must decide whether to break free from her past and embrace a new life.