Love, Hate & Other Filters

Samira Ahmed

Love, Hate & Other Filters

“Seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz can’t wait to graduate from her small town high school. She dreams of studying film in New York City and kissing a boy (or, maybe two). Her parents forbid both. While she wrestles with parental expectations and her own desires, Maya’s world is rocked by a horrifying act of domestic terrorism that ignites an outbreak of Islamophobia that threatens to alter the course of her life forever.”

“A heartbreakingly beautiful debut that weaves together the rush of new love, the shock of old hatred, the pressure of protective parents and the culture clash between generations—in other words, a cinematic glimpse into one experience of growing up Muslim in modern America.”

—HEIDI HEILIG, AUTHOR OF THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE AND THE SHIP BEYOND TIME

“This smart, heartbreaking, honest debut novel is as timely as it is hopeful. Ahmed tackles weighty issues with thoughtfulness and flair. I was completely swept away.”

—SANDHYA MENON, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI

“Love, Hate & Other Filters heralds a dazzling new talent. Samira Ahmed creates a masterful alchemy of heart, humor, profundity, poetry, romance, and humanity. Through the eyes of the richly drawn Maya Aziz, we get a powerful, timely-yet-timeless, and poignant story about the delicate dance of coming of age in two cultures.”

—JEFF ZENTNER, WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD WINNER OF THE SERPENT KING

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