If I Tell You the Truth
Jasmin Kaur
- Perfect
- for
- fans
- of
- Elizabeth
- Acevedo
- and
- Rupi
- Kaur,
- this
- heartrending
- story
- told
- in
- prose,
- poetry,
- and
- illustration
- weaves
- together
- the
- stories
- of
- a
- mother
- and
- daughter’s
- lives.In
- this
- stunning
- sophomore
- novel,
- acclaimed
- writer
- Jasmin
- Kaur
- explores
- trauma,
- fear,
- courage,
- community,
- and
- the
- healing
- power
- of
- love
- in
- its
- many
- forms.Kiran
- flees
- her
- home
- in
- Punjab
- for
- a
- fresh
- start
- in
- Canada
- after
- a
- sexual
- assault
- leaves
- her
- pregnant.
- But
- overstaying
- her
- visa
- and
- living
- undocumented
- brings
- its
- own
- perils
- for
- both
- her
- and
- her
- daughter,
- Sahaara.Sahaara
- would
- do
- anything
- to
- protect
- her
- mother.
- When
- she
- learns
- the
- truth
- about
- Kiran’s
- past,
- she
- feels
- compelled
- to
- seek
- justice—even
- if
- it
- means
- challenging
- a
- powerful
- and
- dangerous
- man.if
- i
- tell
- you
- the
- truththat
- i’ve
- dugfrom
- the
- hardened
- depthsof
- this
- shrapnel-filled
- dirtwith
- these
- aching,
- bloody
- handswould
- you
- believe
- me?would
- you
- still
- love me?
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