Place for Us

As an Indian wedding draws the family back together, Rafiq and Layla must face the quiet tensions and long-held choices that have shaped their children’s lives. There’s Hadia, their ambitious eldest daughter, whose marriage—built on love, not tradition—challenges everything her parents believed. Huda, the observant middle child, follows in Hadia’s footsteps while still seeking her own identity. And Amar, the youngest, returns home after years of estrangement, stepping back into a family he no longer knows how to belong to.

What led to Amar’s departure? Can the fragile ties that remain pull him back into the fold—or are they already too frayed?

A Place for Us journeys from the present wedding celebration into the past, tracing the emotional terrain of one Muslim American family. From Rafiq and Layla’s early years as immigrants to their children’s struggles to balance faith, family expectations, and the pull of American life, Fatima Farheen Mirza weaves a portrait of love, misunderstanding, and the longing for connection.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller.