When You Ask Me Where I'm Going
Jasmin Kaur
- A
- stunning
- debut
- novel
- exploring
- the
- Punjabi
- experience
- using
- poetry,
- illustrations,
- and
- prose—perfect
- for
- fans
- of
- Rupi
- Kaur
- &
- Elizabeth
- Acevedo.“Kaur’s
- debut
- collection
- explores
- what
- it
- means
- to
- be
- a
- young
- woman
- in
- a
- world
- that
- not
- only
- fails
- to
- hear
- her
- but
- that
- often
- refuses
- to
- see
- her.
- The
- novel
- begins
- with
- poems
- that
- are
- more
- than
- pretty
- words;
- they
- carry
- weight
- and
- breathe
- fire.
- Power
- is
- reclaimed
- through
- self-acceptance
- and
- love.”
- —Booklistscreamso
- that
- one
- daya
- hundred
- years
- from
- nowanother
- sister
- will
- not
- have
- todry
- her
- tears
- wonderingwhere
- in
- historyshe
- lost
- her
- voiceSome
- poems
- are
- wrapped
- in
- silk
- and
- appear
- to
- be
- glistening
- gifts.
- Others
- cascade
- from
- the
- sky
- like
- violent
- hailstorms.
- At
- times,
- they
- are
- scattered
- across
- the
- landscape
- of
- lips
- and
- hide
- within
- closed
- fists.Jasmine
- Kaur’s
- striking
- debut
- novel
- is
- divided
- into
- six
- sections
- that
- speak
- to
- readers
- in
- poems,
- prose,
- and
- illustrations
- and
- explore
- what
- it
- means
- to
- be
- a
- young
- woman
- living
- in
- a
- world
- that
- doesn’t
- always
- hear
- her.
- She
- tells
- the
- story
- of
- Kiran,
- who
- flees
- a
- history
- of
- trauma,
- and
- raises
- her
- daughter,
- Sahaara,
- while
- living
- undocumented
- in
- North
- America.
- This
- powerful
- narrative
- of
- resilience,
- healing,
- empowerment,
- and
- love
- will
- galvanize
- readers
- to
- fight
- for
- what
- is
- right
- in
- their
- world.“Kaur’s
- elegant
- and
- informative
- poetry
- and
- prose
- packs
- a
- powerful
- punch.
- The
- gentle
- words
- empathize
- with
- and
- encourage
- readers,
- uplifting
- the
- soul,
- and
- praising
- every
- woman’s
- spirit.”
- —School
- Library
- Journal“A
- searing
- and
- gorgeous
- debut.
- This
- book
- made
- me
- feel
- seen,
- but
- it
- also
- educated
- me—it’s
- sure
- to
- provoke
- many
- necessary
- and
- meaningful
- conversations.”
- —Jasmine
- Warga,
- author
- of
- Other
- Words
- for
- Home
- and
- My
- Heart
- and
- Other
- Black Holes
