“A layered and powerful story about family and identity. Tufayel Ahmed is a talented and vital voice.” —Lauren Ho
“A family drama with a huge amount of heart… A powerful, hopeful read.” —Bobby Palmer
“Entertaining, poignant, and eye-opening.” —Justin Myers (The Guyliner)
Three siblings. Three promises. Three lifetimes of saying all the wrong things…
Since their mother’s death, siblings Imran, Sumaya and Majid have drifted in three very different directions, trying to live up to the last promises they each made to her. But when a viral news piece throws an unwanted spotlight on the family, they’re drawn back into each other’s lives for the first time in years.
With the media attention exposing the cracks in Imran’s already fragile marriage, he begs Sumaya to return from New York to help—but living under the same roof again after all this time brings up all the secrets they’d both thought long-buried. And now nothing can stop the truth from coming out…
With the promises they once made in tatters, is this a chance for the siblings to finally live the lives they’ve always wanted and rebuild the bond they once had? Or has too much already been said?
Genre: Literary Fiction
“A family drama with a huge amount of heart… A powerful, hopeful read.” —Bobby Palmer
“Entertaining, poignant, and eye-opening.” —Justin Myers (The Guyliner)
Three siblings. Three promises. Three lifetimes of saying all the wrong things…
Since their mother’s death, siblings Imran, Sumaya and Majid have drifted in three very different directions, trying to live up to the last promises they each made to her. But when a viral news piece throws an unwanted spotlight on the family, they’re drawn back into each other’s lives for the first time in years.
With the media attention exposing the cracks in Imran’s already fragile marriage, he begs Sumaya to return from New York to help—but living under the same roof again after all this time brings up all the secrets they’d both thought long-buried. And now nothing can stop the truth from coming out…
With the promises they once made in tatters, is this a chance for the siblings to finally live the lives they’ve always wanted and rebuild the bond they once had? Or has too much already been said?
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"With its vividly-rendered cast of characters and an intriguing plot that gives up its secrets with great emotional precision, Better Left Unsaid is a layered and powerful story about family and identity. Tufayel Ahmed is a talented and vital voice." - Lauren Ho
"With insight and sensitivity, Better Left Unsaid explores complicated family dynamics and the eternal push-and-pull conflicts between tradition, repression, grief and the desire for openness, healing and joy. Entertaining, poignant, and eye-opening." - Justin Myers
"A family drama with a huge amount of heart, I tore through it in about two days. A powerful, hopeful read." - Bobby Palmer
"With insight and sensitivity, Better Left Unsaid explores complicated family dynamics and the eternal push-and-pull conflicts between tradition, repression, grief and the desire for openness, healing and joy. Entertaining, poignant, and eye-opening." - Justin Myers
"A family drama with a huge amount of heart, I tore through it in about two days. A powerful, hopeful read." - Bobby Palmer
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