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Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We ache for love, but love eludes us. Out of this crisis comes so much of what it means to be human’ Shon Faye grew up quietly obsessed with the feeling that love was not for her. Not just romantic love: the secret fear of her own unworthiness penetrated every...

Exile of the Heart is a deeply moving and lyrical memoir by journalist Rasheed Abou-Elsamh, chronicling a lifelong search for belonging across borders, languages, and faiths. Born into a diplomatic family, Rasheed grew up in Geneva and Brasília, suspended between cultures, cosmopolitan yet rootless, privileged yet unsure of where home truly was. His story unfolds through vivid, intimate vignettes that reveal the beauty and ache of living between worlds.

WINNER OF THE DAYNE OGILVIE PRIZE FOR LGBTQ2S+ EMERGING WRITERS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 TORONTO BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR THE JUDY GRAHN AWARD FOR LESBIAN NONFICTION From a queer Muslim woman and artist, a generous, heartfelt and insightful memoir about family and finding the path to...